Performance of a high-volume cascade impactor in six European urban environments: Mass measurement and chemical characterization of size-segregated particulate samples

Abstract

The performance of a modified Harvard high-volume cascade impactor (HVCI) was evaluated in six field campaigns with size-segregated particulate samplings for chemical and toxicological characterization.

Keywords

• coarse particles
• fine particles
• ultrafine particles
• chemical composition
• ambient air particles
• low-pressure impactor
• fine particles
• ion balances
• human health
• pollution
• matter
• mortality
• helsinki
• associations