Microstuctural analysis and determination of PM10 emission sources in an industrial Mediterranean city

• Authors: Evangelos Tolis , Evangelos Gkanas , Eleni Pavlidou , Athina Skemperi , Jorge Pey , Noemi Pérez , John Bartzis
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Scientists are interested in knowing more about the control of sources which contribute to environmental pollution. Air pollution has two main sources: anthropogenic and natural sources. The natural contributions to environmental pollution can be assessed, but cannot be totally controlled. while the emissions from the anthropogenic sources can be controlled. These air pollutants can be dispersed and transferred by winds in the atmosphere. The focus area of this study is the Mediterranean basin. The most important winds in this area are the land and sea breezes. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was applied to characterize the morphology of the PM10 samples in order to identify possible emission sources for the occuring pollution. Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) was performed for the elemental analysis and chemical characterization of the PM10 samples. The analysis showed that the PM10 samples can be divided into three different groups: the samples containing mineral phases, the compounds from combustion processes and the particles emitted from high-temperature processes.

Keywords

EN

PM10; Mineral Phases; Air pollution; Scanning Electron Microscopy; Marseille

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Chemistry
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 1081-1090

Dates

published

1 - 10 - 2014

online

15 - 5 - 2014

Contributors

author

Evangelos Tolis

• University of Western Macedonia

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Evangelos Gkanas

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Eleni Pavlidou

• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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Athina Skemperi

• Loughborough University

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Jorge Pey

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Noemi Pérez

• Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (CSIC)

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John Bartzis

• University of Western Macedonia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11532-014-0549-8