Measurements of Local Sources of Particulates with a Portable Monitor along the Coast of an Insular City

Sustainability

Agapios Agapiou¹  Christos Petsas²  Marinos Stylianou²  Antonis Zorpas² 

[1] Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus;Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Engineering Sustainability, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Environmental Conservation and Management, Open University of Cyprus, 2252 Latsia, Cyprus;

关键词: air quality;    field measurements;    PM₁₀;    PM_2.5;    PM₁;    human exposure;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su13010261

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The air quality of modern cities is considered an important factor for the quality of life of humans and therefore is being safeguarded by various international organizations, concentrating on the mass concentration of particulate matter (PM) with an aerodynamic diameter less than 10, 2.5 and 1 μm. However, the different physical and anthropogenic processes and activities within the city contribute to the rise of fine (<1 μm) and coarse (>1 μm) particles, directly impacting human health and the environment. In order to monitor certain natural and anthropogenic events, suspecting their significant contribution to PM concentrations, seven different events taking place on the coastal front of the city of Limassol (Cyprus) were on-site monitored using a portable PM instrument; these included both natural (e.g., dust event) and anthropogenic (e.g., cement factory, meat festival, tall building construction, tire factory, traffic jam, dust road) emissions taking place in spring and summer periods. The violations of the limits that were noticed were attributed mainly to the various anthropogenic activities taking place on-site, revealing once more the need for further research and continuous monitoring of air quality.

【 授权许可】

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