A review was conducted of the published literature on source apportionment of ambient
particulate matter (PM) in Europe using receptor models (RMs). Consistent records were …

European publications dealing with source apportionment (SA) of atmospheric particulate
matter (PM) between 1987 and 2007 were reviewed in the present work, with a focus on …

Heavy metal determination in ambient air is an important task for environmental researchers
because of their toxicity to human beings. Some heavy metals (hexavalent chromium (Cr) …

Particulate matter (PM) has become a major research issue receiving increasing attention
because of its significant negative impact on human health. There are main indicators that …

Increased attention has been given to particulate matter (PM) that, as well as worsening air
quality, is responsible for chronic and acute respiratory or cardiovascular diseases …

In recent years, studies of heavy metal air pollution have increasingly gone beyond
determining total concentrations of individual toxic metals. Chemical fractionation of …

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 …

Oxidative potential (OP) has been identified as an important factor underlying the health
effects of airborne particulate matter (PM). OP denotes the ability of PM to deplete …

During a 1-year study (“Fine dust” Project) funded by the Lazio regional government (Italy),
about 1000 daily PM10 and PM2. 5 samples collected from six sites in the region were …

This work was aimed at studying particulate matter (PM) in the indoor atmosphere of two
flats where airtight biomass systems were used for domestic heating. PM 10 and PM 2.5 …