Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Insights into the Chemical Characteristics of Atmospheric Aerosols from Urban-Industrial and Rural Sites in South-East of Poland During Winter |
| Authors: |
Szwed Mirosław, Kozłowski Rafał, Żukowski Witold, Mbengue Saliou, Suchánková Lenka, Prokes Roman |
| Source: |
Quaestiones Geographicae, Vol 42, Iss 3, Pp 89-99 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
Sciendo, 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Geography (General) |
| Subject Terms: |
atmospheric aerosol, elemental-organic carbon, industrial emissions, single particle mass spectrometry, Geography (General), G1-922 |
| More Details: |
This study focusses on a short-term characterisation of atmospheric aerosols from three locations in southeast of Poland with different land use characteristics, population density and sources of pollution (Katowice: urban-industrial; Strzyżowice near Lublin: rural; Kielce: urban). Twenty-four hour PM2.5 and PM10 samples were collected on the quartz filter and their chemical compositions were monitored and measured using OCEC thermo-optical analysis and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDS). The highest concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 were measured at the urban-industrial area in Katowice (29.6 µg ∙ m−3 and 31.0 µg ∙ m−3, respectively), whereas the highest organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) levels were observed at the Kielce urban site (23.3 ± 4.2 µg and 3.6 ± 0.3 µg, respectively). The lowest values were obtained at the rural site for PM2.5 (10.4 ± 2.7 µg ∙ m−3) and PM10 (11.8 ± 2.7 µg ∙ m−3) and for OC (17.8 ± 1.6 µg) and EC (1.0 ± 0.1 µg). SEM-EDS analysis of samples from Kielce allows identification of internal chemical mixtures of carbon, silicon, calcium, chlorine, sodium and aluminium. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2081-6383 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2081-6383 |
| DOI: |
10.14746/quageo-2023-0025 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/498692708615460c859022510dffcf6c |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.498692708615460c859022510dffcf6c |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
