Chemical composition and mass closure of particulate matter at six urban sites in Europe

Abstract

The chemical composition of fine (PM2.5) and coarse (PM2.5-10) particulate matter was investigated in 7-week field campaigns of contrasting air pollution at six urban background sites in Europe.

Keywords

• chemical mass closure
• chemical components
• fine particles
• coarse particles
• urban aerosol
• low-pressure impactor
• antarctic atmosphere
• coarse particles
• air-quality
• sea-salt
• aerosol
• carbon
• pm2.5
• helsinki
• pm10