A new very-low volume sampler has been developed with the purpose of allowing spatially-resolved determination of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) and of its chemical components. The low-cost, automatic and self-powered device assures long-term (1-2 months) collection of PM on membrane filters, suitable for subsequent chemical analyses. The device showed very good performance in terms of repeatability of the samplings. The innovative samplers have been employed, along with biomonitors, to evaluate the spatial variability of PM10 mass concentration and its main chemical components in the area of Terni, a urban/industrial hot-spot sited in an intramountain depression of Central Italy.
Aerosols 2018 - 5th working & indoor aerosols conference / Massimi, Lorenzo; Perrino, Cinzia; Conti, Marcelo Enrique; Canepari, Silvia. - STAMPA. - (2018), pp. 1-3. (Intervento presentato al convegno Aerosols 2018 - 5th Working & Indoor Aerosols Conference tenutosi a Cassino University, Cassino (Italy)).
Aerosols 2018 - 5th working & indoor aerosols conference
Lorenzo Massimi;Cinzia Perrino;Marcelo Enrique Conti;Silvia Canepari
2018
Abstract
A new very-low volume sampler has been developed with the purpose of allowing spatially-resolved determination of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) and of its chemical components. The low-cost, automatic and self-powered device assures long-term (1-2 months) collection of PM on membrane filters, suitable for subsequent chemical analyses. The device showed very good performance in terms of repeatability of the samplings. The innovative samplers have been employed, along with biomonitors, to evaluate the spatial variability of PM10 mass concentration and its main chemical components in the area of Terni, a urban/industrial hot-spot sited in an intramountain depression of Central Italy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
