An alternative way to determine the size distribution of airborne particulate matter

E Cuccia, V Bernardoni, D Massabò, P Prati… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - Elsevier
We developed and tested a methodology to extract both the size-segregated source
apportionment of atmospheric aerosol and the size distribution of each detected element …

Size-resolved comprehensive characterization of airborne particulate matter

E Cuccia, D Massabò, V Ariola, MC Bove… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
An update of a methodology to extract both the size-segregated source apportionment of
atmospheric aerosol and the size distribution of each detected element or compound, is …

Comparative study of elemental mass size distributions in urban atmospheric aerosol

I Salma, W Maenhaut, G Záray - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2002 - Elsevier
Elemental mass size distributions in aerosols collected at four different urban sites with
gradually increasing overall aerosol mass concentration are presented, compared and …

A new methodological approach: the combined use of two-stage streaker samplers and optical particle counters for the characterization of airborne particulate matter

F Mazzei, F Lucarelli, S Nava, P Prati, G Valli… - Atmospheric …, 2007 - Elsevier
We describe a new experimental methodology based on the contemporary use of two-stage
continuous streaker samplers and optical particle counters. This is a complementary …

A mass closure and PMF source apportionment study on the sub-micron sized aerosol fraction at urban sites in Italy

R Vecchi, M Chiari, A D'alessandro, P Fermo… - Atmospheric …, 2008 - Elsevier
Sub-micron sized particles are of increasing concern owing to their effects on human health
and on the environment. Up to now there are still very few studies on PM1 (ie particulate …

A source study of PM in Saxony by size-segregated characterisation

H Herrmann, E Brüggemann, U Franck… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2006 - Springer
Airborne particulate matter in Saxony (Germany) was investigated at three different sites
(central urban, urban outskirts, rural) during a winter (1999/2000) and a summer (2000) …

Characterisation of the traffic sources of PM through size-segregated sampling, sequential leaching and ICP analysis

S Canepari, C Perrino, F Olivieri, ML Astolfi - Atmospheric Environment, 2008 - Elsevier
A study of the elemental composition and size distribution of atmospheric particulate matter
and of its spatial and temporal variability has been conducted at two traffic sites and one …

[HTML][HTML] Mass and number size distributions of particulate matter components: Comparison of an industrial site and an urban background site

AM Taiwo, DCS Beddows, Z Shi… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Size-resolved composition of particulate matter (PM) sampled in the industrial town of Port
Talbot (PT), UK was determined in comparison to a typical urban background site in …

[HTML][HTML] Source Apportionment of PM2.5 in Florence (Italy) by PMF Analysis of Aerosol Composition Records

S Nava, G Calzolai, M Chiari, M Giannoni, F Giardi… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
An extensive field campaign was carried out in Florence (Tuscany) to investigate the PM2. 5
composition and to identify its sources. The scientific objective of this study is providing a …

Measurements of size-segregated emission particles by a sampling system based on the cascade impactor

J TurŠič, I Grgic, A Berner, J Škantar… - … science & technology, 2008 - ACS Publications
A special sampling system for measurements of size-segregated particles directly at the
source of emission was designed and constructed. The central part of this system is a low …