An extensive individual particle analysis of solid airborne particles collected in a moderately urbanized area

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-23862-4" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-23862-4</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23862-4" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11356-022-23862-4</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

An extensive individual particle analysis of solid airborne particles collected in a moderately urbanized area

Original language description

Detailed individual particle characterization of PM10, in terms of particle size, morphology, and elemental composition, was done using scanning electron microscopy combined with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The samples were collected in four localities in the Czech Republic (Central Europe), three of which are medium-sized cities, and one is a natural locality in the mountains. More than 1600 particles obtained from each locality were evaluated. During the sampling period (1.9.-8.9.2019), the atmospheric conditions were similar in the localities, which enabled the identification of PM10 characteristics common to all the sampling sites. Some differences in the particles&apos; morphology and composition, arising from site-specific conditions, were observed too. The most abundant elements in the PM10 were C, O, Si, Fe, Al, Ca, Na, K, Mg, and S, but some toxic elements (Cr, Cu, and Ni) were also detected. The main component of the PM10 is carbon, whose multimodal distribution indicates that the particles contain different carbonaceous chemical compounds. The distribution of carbon in the natural locality was different compared to the other sites, suggesting a specific character of the sources of carbonaceous compounds in this region. Last but not least, a relationship between Al, Si, and O concentrations was found, which implies the presence of aluminosilicates and silicon dioxide (possibly sand) of crustal origin in the particles.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Environmental science and pollution research

ISSN

0944-1344

e-ISSN

1614-7499

Volume of the periodical

30

Issue of the periodical within the volume

9

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

22950-22962

UT code for WoS article

000875809300010

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85140957628