Urban Atmospheric Aerosols Sources, Analysis and Effects

• Other Authors: Duarte, Regina (Editor), Duarte, Armando da Costa (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit; PM2.5; trace elements; source apportionment; aerosol optical depth MODIS; urbanization; DEM; spearman rank correlation; organic aerosol; water-soluble ions; organic nitrogen; aerosol mass spectrometry; MODIS aerosol product; Collection 6.1; heavy aerosol loading; AERONET; submicron; coarse; modal structure; meteorological effect; particle number size distribution; seasonal; diurnal; resuspension; household dust; PM10; organic and elemental carbon; phthalic acid esters; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; atmospheric particle-bound mercury; atmospheric particulate matter; sources contributions; Atlantic coastal European region; toxicity prediction; urban atmospheric aerosols; primary organic aerosols; secondary organic aerosols; chemical composition; toxic elements; particle size characterization; urban air quality; indoor air pollution
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The challenges faced by the atmospheric research community today are vast, complex, and multi-faceted. The book Urban Atmospheric Aerosols: Sources, Analysis, and Effects highlights important aspects concerning the chemical and optical properties, size distribution, sources, and potential health eff...