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Seasonal Variation and Sources of Elements in Urban Submicron and Fine Aerosol in Brno, Czech Republic

CIGÁNKOVÁ, H. MIKUŠKA, P. HEGROVÁ, J. POKORNÁ, P. SCHWARZ, J. KRAJČOVIČ, J.

Original Title

Seasonal Variation and Sources of Elements in Urban Submicron and Fine Aerosol in Brno, Czech Republic

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Seasonal variation and sources of elements bound to urban aerosol were studied. Fine (PM2.5) and submicron (PM1) aerosol was collected at 2-week campaigns during four seasons in 2018. The total concentration of 21 elements accounted on average for 3.5% of the total PM2.5 mass concentration and 2.0% of the total PM1 mass concentration. Seasonal differences in the element concentrations in PM1 and PM2.5 were found. Most elements in both aerosol size fractions had a higher concentration in winter or autumn than in summer or spring. Enrichment factor analysis showed extremely highly enriched Cd, Sb and Se in both fractions. Positive matrix factorization (PMF) analysis revealed 3 sources (residential heating, resuspension and anthropogenic background) for PM1 and 3 sources (residential heating, resuspension and brake abrasion) for PM2.5 aerosol in Brno. In addition, health risk assessment of possibly toxic elements was calculated.

Keywords

Particulate matter; Seasonal variation; Sources of elements; ICP-MS; Elements toxicity

Authors

CIGÁNKOVÁ, H.; MIKUŠKA, P.; HEGROVÁ, J.; POKORNÁ, P.; SCHWARZ, J.; KRAJČOVIČ, J.

Released

10. 5. 2021

Publisher

TAIWAN ASSOC AEROSOL RES-TAAR

Location

TAICHUNG COUNTY

ISBN

1680-8584

Periodical

AEROSOL AIR QUAL RES

Year of study

21

Number

5

State

Taiwan

Pages from

1

Pages to

19

Pages count

19

URL

https://aaqr.org/articles/aaqr-20-09-oa-0556

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/200972

BibTex

@article{BUT169092,
  author="Hana {Cigánková} and Pavel {Mikuška} and Jitka {Hegrová} and Petra {Pokorná} and Jaroslav {Schwarz} and Jozef {Krajčovič}",
  title="Seasonal Variation and Sources of Elements in Urban Submicron and Fine Aerosol in Brno, Czech Republic",
  journal="AEROSOL AIR QUAL RES",
  year="2021",
  volume="21",
  number="5",
  pages="1--19",
  doi="10.4209/aaqr.2020.09.0556",
  issn="1680-8584",
  url="https://aaqr.org/articles/aaqr-20-09-oa-0556"
}