| Title | Fine carbonaceous aerosol characteristics at a coastal rural site in the Central Mediterranean as given by OCEC online measurements |
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| Publication Type | Articolo su Rivista peer-reviewed |
| Year of Publication | 2013 |
| Authors | Malaguti, Antonella, Mircea Mihaela, La Torretta Teresa M. G., Piersanti Antonio, Salvi S., Zanini Gabriele, Telloli C., Salfi F., and Berico M. |
| Journal | Journal of Aerosol Science |
| Volume | 56 |
| Pagination | 78-87 |
| ISSN | 00218502 |
| Keywords | aerosol, Aerosol particles, Aerosols, Air mass, article, Biological Aerosol, carbon, Carbonaceous aerosol, Central Mediterranean, circadian rhythm, coastal zone, concentration (composition), concentration (parameters), diurnal variation, Elemental carbon, Field campaign, fractionation, Italy, measurement method, Mediterranean region, Meteorological condition, Nitrogen dioxide, Number concentration, On-line measurement, Organic carbon, Particle numbers, priority journal, Research centres, rural area, Rural site, seashore, Secondary organic aerosols, Semi-continuous, Sun, Traffic flow, unclassified drug, volatile organic compound, Volatile organic compounds, Wind conditions |
| Abstract | In order to know the variability and to understand the sources of carbonaceous aerosol in the Central Mediterranean area, a two month (May and June 2010) field campaign was carried out at Trisaia ENEA Research Centre (Italy). The semi-continuous measurements of organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) showed one order of magnitude variation during the campaign, with very low EC concentrations. The diurnal variation of EC was similar to the diurnal variation of NO2 concentration, of number concentration of aerosol particles with diameters between 0.25 and 2.5μm and of traffic flow while the diurnal variation of OC was more related to the meteorological conditions. The increase of OC observed early in the morning may be due to an increase of the secondary organic aerosol (SOA) fraction, in low wind conditions, increasing solar radiation and in the presence of air masses rich in volatile organic compounds (VOC) transported from the NW, and due to the presence of primary biological aerosol particles such as bacteria, spores and pollen. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. |
| Notes | cited By 6 |
| URL | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84872004051&doi=10.1016%2fj.jaerosci.2012.06.004&partnerID=40&md5=499bbb21f6b37da3c12ec754fb4b2f58 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2012.06.004 |
| Citation Key | Malaguti201378 |
