| Title: | Sources and processes that control the submicron organic aerosol composition in an urban Mediterranean environment (Athens) : a high temporal-resolution chemical composition measurement study |
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| Authors: | ID Stavroulas, Iasonas (Author)
ID Bougiatioti, Aikaterini (Author)
ID Grivas, Georgios (Author)
ID Paraskevopoulou, D. (Author)
ID Tsagkaraki, M. (Author)
ID Zarmpas, Pavlos (Author)
ID Liakakou, Eleni (Author)
ID Gerasopoulos, Evangelos (Author)
ID Mihalopoulos, Nikolaos (Author) |
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Unknown |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | UNG - University of Nova Gorica
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| Abstract: | 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 February 2014 and 23 December 2015–17 February 2016),
at a central site in Athens, Greece, using an Aerosol Chemical Speciation
Monitor (ACSM). Concurrent measurements included a particle-into-liquid
sampler (PILS-IC), a scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS), an AE-33
Aethalometer, and ion chromatography analysis on 24 or 12 h filter samples.
The aim of the study was to characterize the seasonal variability of the main
submicron aerosol constituents and decipher the sources of organic aerosol
(OA). Organics were found to contribute almost half of the submicron mass,
with 30 min resolution concentrations during wintertime reaching up to
200 µg m−3. During winter (all three campaigns combined),
primary sources contributed about 33 % of the organic fraction, and comprised
biomass burning (10 %), fossil fuel combustion (13 %), and cooking
(10 %), while the remaining 67 % was attributed to secondary aerosol.
The semi-volatile component of the oxidized organic aerosol (SV-OOA;
22 %) was found to be clearly linked to combustion sources, in
particular biomass burning; part of the very oxidized,
low-volatility component (LV-OOA; 44 %) could also be attributed to the
oxidation of emissions from these primary combustion sources. These results, based on the combined contribution of biomass burning organic
aerosol (BBOA) and SV-OOA, indicate the importance of increased biomass
burning in the urban environment of Athens as a result of the economic recession.
During summer, when concentrations of fine aerosols are considerably lower,
more than 80 % of the organic fraction is attributed to secondary aerosol
(SV-OOA 31 % and LV-OOA 53 %). In contrast to winter, SV-OOA appears
to result from a well-mixed type of aerosol that is linked to fast photochemical
processes and the oxidation of primary traffic and biogenic emissions.
Finally, LV-OOA presents a more regional character in summer, owing to the
oxidation of OA over the period of a few days. |
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| Keywords: | ACSM, organic aerosol, PMF, source apportionment |
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| Publication date: | 01.01.2019 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2019 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 901-919 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 19, issue 2 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/RUNG-9064  |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 195140611 |
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| UDC: | 53 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1680-7316 |
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| eISSN: | 1680-7324 |
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| DOI: | 10.5194/acp-19-901-2019 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UNG:REP:5GTTWOR5 |
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| Publication date in RUNG: | 13.05.2024 |
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