[HTML][HTML] Aerosol microphysics and chemistry reveal the COVID19 lockdown impact on urban air quality

K Eleftheriadis, MI Gini, E Diapouli, S Vratolis… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Air quality in urban areas and megacities is dependent on emissions, physicochemical
process and atmospheric conditions in a complex manner. The impact on air quality metrics …

[HTML][HTML] AIRUSE-LIFE: a harmonized PM speciation and source apportionment in five southern European cities

F Amato, A Alastuey, A Karanasiou… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
The AIRUSE-LIFE+ project aims at characterizing similarities and heterogeneities in
particulate matter (PM) sources and contributions in urban areas from southern Europe …

[HTML][HTML] Analytical methodologies for oxidized organic compounds in the atmosphere

A Tiusanen, J Ruiz-Jimenez, K Hartonen… - … Science: Processes & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Oxidized compounds in the atmosphere can occur as emitted primary compounds or as
secondary products when volatile emitted precursors react with various oxidants. Due to the …

Assessment of PM2. 5 sources and their corresponding level of uncertainty in a coastal urban area using EPA PMF 5.0 enhanced diagnostics

M Manousakas, H Papaefthymiou, E Diapouli… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Datasets that include only the PM elemental composition and no other important
constituents such as ions and OC, should be treated carefully when used for source …

[HTML][HTML] Sources and processes that control the submicron organic aerosol composition in an urban Mediterranean environment (Athens): a high temporal-resolution …

I Stavroulas, A Bougiatioti, G Grivas… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Submicron aerosol chemical composition was studied during a year-long period (26 July
2016–31 July 2017) and two wintertime intensive campaigns (18 December 2013–21 …

[HTML][HTML] Annual variability of black carbon concentrations originating from biomass and fossil fuel combustion for the suburban aerosol in Athens, Greece

E Diapouli, AC Kalogridis, C Markantonaki, S Vratolis… - Atmosphere, 2017 - mdpi.com
The objective of this work was to assess the yearly contribution of fossil fuel combustion
(BCff) and wood burning (BCwb) to equivalent black carbon (eBC) concentrations, in …

The contribution of wood burning and other pollution sources to wintertime organic aerosol levels in two Greek cities

K Florou, DK Papanastasiou, M Pikridas… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
The composition of fine particulate matter (PM) in two major Greek cities (Athens and Patras)
was measured during two wintertime campaigns, one conducted in 2013 and the other in …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid transformation of wildfire emissions to harmful background aerosol

CN Vasilakopoulou, A Matrali, K Skyllakou… - Npj Climate And …, 2023 - nature.com
Wildfires are a significant source of organic aerosol during summer, with major impacts on
air quality and climate. However, studies in Europe suggest a surprisingly low (less than …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the Sensitivity of Low-Cost Sensors in Measuring Particle Number Concentrations across Diverse Atmospheric Conditions in Greece and Spain

G Kosmopoulos, V Salamalikis, S Wilbert, LF Zarzalejo… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Low-cost sensors (LCSs) for particulate matter (PM) concentrations have attracted the
interest of researchers, supplementing their efforts to quantify PM in higher spatiotemporal …

Characterization of fresh and aged organic aerosol emissions from meat charbroiling

C Kaltsonoudis, E Kostenidou… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
Cooking emissions can be a significant source of fine particulate matter in urban areas. In
this study the aerosol-and gas-phase emissions from meat charbroiling were characterized …