Chemical and micromorphological properties of TSP and PM10 particles: case study in Bucharest urban area

Environ Monit Assess. 2012 Aug;184(8):4737-45. doi: 10.1007/s10661-011-2298-x. Epub 2011 Sep 1.

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to determine some aspects of micromorphology of total suspended particles (TSP) and particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤10 μm (PM(10)) and their major elemental components in order to highlight the main characteristics of the atmospheric particles from an urban environment, having a case study in the urban area of Bucharest. The sampling of PM(10) and TSP were conducted in the close vicinity of a high traffic road for 72 h per sample and also priority pollutants in air: Pb and Cd were quantified and correlations between their concentrations and local wind directions were also found. The parameters characterizing the micromorphology of particle-roughness of the particle surface and area of particle-were correlated with wind direction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollutants / analysis*
  • Air Pollutants / chemistry
  • Air Pollution / statistics & numerical data
  • Atmosphere / chemistry
  • Cadmium / analysis
  • Cadmium / chemistry
  • Cities
  • Environmental Monitoring*
  • Lead / analysis
  • Lead / chemistry
  • Particle Size
  • Particulate Matter / analysis*
  • Particulate Matter / chemistry
  • Romania
  • Wind

Substances

  • Air Pollutants
  • Particulate Matter
  • Cadmium
  • Lead