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Mass distributions and morphological and chemical characterization of urban aerosols in the continental Balkan area (Belgrade)

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2016
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Đorđević, Dragana S.
Buha, Jelena
Stortini, Angela Maria
Mihajlidi-Zelić, Aleksandra
Relić, Dubravka
Barbante, Carlo
Gambaro, Andrea
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This work presents characteristics of atmospheric aerosols of urban central Balkans area, using a size-segregated aerosol sampling method, calculation of mass distributions, SEM/EDX characterization, and ICP/MS analysis. Three types of mass distributions were observed: distribution with a pronounced domination of coarse mode, bimodal distribution, and distribution with minimum at 1 mu m describing the urban aerosol. SEM/EDX analyses have shown morphological difference and variation in the content of elements in samples. EDX spectra demonstrate that particles generally contain the following elements: Al, Ca, K, Fe, Mg, Ni, K, Si, S. Additionally, the presence of As, Br, Sn, and Zn found in air masses from southeast segment points out the anthropogenic activities most probably from mining activities in southeastern part of Serbia. The ratio Al/Si equivalent to the ratio of desert dust was associated with air masses coming from southeastern and southwestern segments, pointing to influence...s from North Africa and Middle East desert areas whereas the Al/Si ratio in other samples is significantly lower. In several samples, we found high values of aluminum in the nucleation mode. Samples with low share of crustal elements in the coarse mode are collected when Mediterranean air masses prevailed, while high share in the coarse mode was associated with continental air masses that could be one of the approaches for identification of the aerosol origin.

Keywords:
Continental urban aerosols / Size distributions / Morphologies
Source:
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016, 23, 1, 851-859
Publisher:
  • Springer Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Funding / projects:
  • The study of physicochemical and biochemical processes in living environment that have impacts on pollution and the investigation of possibilities for minimizing the consequences (RS-172001)
  • Studying climate change and its influence on environment: impacts, adaptation and mitigation (RS-43007)
  • INTERREG/CARDS-PHARE Adriatic New Neighborhood Programme [06SER02/01/04]

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5271-3

ISSN: 0944-1344

PubMed: 26347417

WoS: 000368199300081

Scopus: 2-s2.0-84954360536
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https://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2031
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Đorđević, Dragana S.
AU  - Buha, Jelena
AU  - Stortini, Angela Maria
AU  - Mihajlidi-Zelić, Aleksandra
AU  - Relić, Dubravka
AU  - Barbante, Carlo
AU  - Gambaro, Andrea
PY  - 2016
UR  - https://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2031
AB  - This work presents characteristics of atmospheric aerosols of urban central Balkans area, using a size-segregated aerosol sampling method, calculation of mass distributions, SEM/EDX characterization, and ICP/MS analysis. Three types of mass distributions were observed: distribution with a pronounced domination of coarse mode, bimodal distribution, and distribution with minimum at 1 mu m describing the urban aerosol. SEM/EDX analyses have shown morphological difference and variation in the content of elements in samples. EDX spectra demonstrate that particles generally contain the following elements: Al, Ca, K, Fe, Mg, Ni, K, Si, S. Additionally, the presence of As, Br, Sn, and Zn found in air masses from southeast segment points out the anthropogenic activities most probably from mining activities in southeastern part of Serbia. The ratio Al/Si equivalent to the ratio of desert dust was associated with air masses coming from southeastern and southwestern segments, pointing to influences from North Africa and Middle East desert areas whereas the Al/Si ratio in other samples is significantly lower. In several samples, we found high values of aluminum in the nucleation mode. Samples with low share of crustal elements in the coarse mode are collected when Mediterranean air masses prevailed, while high share in the coarse mode was associated with continental air masses that could be one of the approaches for identification of the aerosol origin.
PB  - Springer Heidelberg, Heidelberg
T2  - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
T1  - Mass distributions and morphological and chemical characterization of urban aerosols in the continental Balkan area (Belgrade)
VL  - 23
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SP  - 851
EP  - 859
DO  - 10.1007/s11356-015-5271-3
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year = "2016",
abstract = "This work presents characteristics of atmospheric aerosols of urban central Balkans area, using a size-segregated aerosol sampling method, calculation of mass distributions, SEM/EDX characterization, and ICP/MS analysis. Three types of mass distributions were observed: distribution with a pronounced domination of coarse mode, bimodal distribution, and distribution with minimum at 1 mu m describing the urban aerosol. SEM/EDX analyses have shown morphological difference and variation in the content of elements in samples. EDX spectra demonstrate that particles generally contain the following elements: Al, Ca, K, Fe, Mg, Ni, K, Si, S. Additionally, the presence of As, Br, Sn, and Zn found in air masses from southeast segment points out the anthropogenic activities most probably from mining activities in southeastern part of Serbia. The ratio Al/Si equivalent to the ratio of desert dust was associated with air masses coming from southeastern and southwestern segments, pointing to influences from North Africa and Middle East desert areas whereas the Al/Si ratio in other samples is significantly lower. In several samples, we found high values of aluminum in the nucleation mode. Samples with low share of crustal elements in the coarse mode are collected when Mediterranean air masses prevailed, while high share in the coarse mode was associated with continental air masses that could be one of the approaches for identification of the aerosol origin.",
publisher = "Springer Heidelberg, Heidelberg",
journal = "Environmental Science and Pollution Research",
title = "Mass distributions and morphological and chemical characterization of urban aerosols in the continental Balkan area (Belgrade)",
volume = "23",
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Đorđević, D. S., Buha, J., Stortini, A. M., Mihajlidi-Zelić, A., Relić, D., Barbante, C.,& Gambaro, A.. (2016). Mass distributions and morphological and chemical characterization of urban aerosols in the continental Balkan area (Belgrade). in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Springer Heidelberg, Heidelberg., 23(1), 851-859.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-5271-3
Kon_2986
Đorđević DS, Buha J, Stortini AM, Mihajlidi-Zelić A, Relić D, Barbante C, Gambaro A. Mass distributions and morphological and chemical characterization of urban aerosols in the continental Balkan area (Belgrade). in Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2016;23(1):851-859.
doi:10.1007/s11356-015-5271-3
Kon_2986 .
Đorđević, Dragana S., Buha, Jelena, Stortini, Angela Maria, Mihajlidi-Zelić, Aleksandra, Relić, Dubravka, Barbante, Carlo, Gambaro, Andrea, "Mass distributions and morphological and chemical characterization of urban aerosols in the continental Balkan area (Belgrade)" in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23, no. 1 (2016):851-859,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-5271-3 .,
Kon_2986 .

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