WIT Press


Fine Particulate Matter Pollution Of Air In Tuscany

Price

Free (open access)

Volume

66

Pages

10

Published

2003

Size

552 kb

Paper DOI

10.2495/AIR030171

Copyright

WIT Press

Author(s)

C. Grassi, M. Mazzini, L. Tognotti & M. Romanelli

Abstract

Pollution from particulate matter, PM1012.5, is nowadays a relevant problem, either for public Administration or researchers. The present study aims to investigate the temporal and spatial variability of this pollutant in Tuscany and to study the different nature (primary or secondary) of t'\e PM1012.5. PM 10 are emitted and generated by many different sources. The analysis of the raw data measured in the last three years by Tuscany Air Quality Network (in particular for the PMlO and also for other pollutants related to them), allows to better understand the nature of pollution events and the correlati

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