TY - JOUR
T1 - How does the amount and composition of PM deposited on Platanus acerifolia leaves change across different cities in Europe?
AU - Baldacchini, Chiara
AU - Castanheiro, Ana
AU - Maghakyan, Nairuhi
AU - Sgrigna, Gregorio
AU - Verhelst, Jolien
AU - Alonso, Rocío
AU - H. Amorim, Jorge
AU - Bellan, Patrick
AU - Đunisijević Bojović, Danijela
AU - Breuste, Jürgen
AU - Bühler, Oliver
AU - C. Cântar, Ilie
AU - Cariñanos, Paloma
AU - Carriero, Giulia
AU - Churkina, Galina
AU - Dinca, Lucian
AU - Esposito, Raffaela
AU - W. Gawroński, Stanisław
AU - Kern, Maren
AU - Le Thiec, Didier
AU - Moretti, Marco
AU - Ningal, Tine
AU - C. Rantzoudi, Eleni
AU - Sinjur, Iztok
AU - Stojanova, Biljana
AU - Aničić Urošević, Mira
AU - Velikova, Violeta
AU - Živojinović, Ivana
AU - Sahakyan, Lilit
AU - Calfapietra, Carlo
AU - Samson, Roeland
PY - 2017/2/7
Y1 - 2017/2/7
N2 - Particulate matter (PM) deposited on Platanus acerifolia tree leaves has been sampled in the urban areas of 28 European cities, over 20 countries, with the aim of testing leaf deposited particles as indicator of atmospheric PM concentration and composition. Leaves have been collected close to streets characterized by heavy traffic and within urban parks. Leaf surface density, dimensions, and elemental composition of leaf deposited particles have been compared with leaf magnetic content, and discussed in connection with air quality data. The PM quantity and size were mainly dependent on the regional background concentration of particles, while the percentage of iron-based particles emerged as a clear marker of traffic-related pollution in most of the sites. This indicates that Platanus acerifolia is highly suitable to be used in atmospheric PM monitoring studies and that morphological and elemental characteristics of leaf deposited particles, joined with the leaf magnetic content, may successfully allow urban PM source apportionment. (Graph Presented).
AB - Particulate matter (PM) deposited on Platanus acerifolia tree leaves has been sampled in the urban areas of 28 European cities, over 20 countries, with the aim of testing leaf deposited particles as indicator of atmospheric PM concentration and composition. Leaves have been collected close to streets characterized by heavy traffic and within urban parks. Leaf surface density, dimensions, and elemental composition of leaf deposited particles have been compared with leaf magnetic content, and discussed in connection with air quality data. The PM quantity and size were mainly dependent on the regional background concentration of particles, while the percentage of iron-based particles emerged as a clear marker of traffic-related pollution in most of the sites. This indicates that Platanus acerifolia is highly suitable to be used in atmospheric PM monitoring studies and that morphological and elemental characteristics of leaf deposited particles, joined with the leaf magnetic content, may successfully allow urban PM source apportionment. (Graph Presented).
U2 - 10.1021/acs.est.6b04052
DO - 10.1021/acs.est.6b04052
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 28060487
SN - 0013-936X
VL - 51
SP - 1147
EP - 1156
JO - Environmental Science & Technology
JF - Environmental Science & Technology
IS - 3
ER -