[Particulate matter measurements PM2.5 and PM10 in Rome: comparison indoor/outdoor].
The concentration of airborne particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) was assessed over 12 months (1999-2000) both outdoor and indoor (workplaces and homes without major PM sources) through a manual gravimetric method. Mean concentration values outdoors were moderately lower than indoor concentrations in summer, but higher in winter. The correlations between outdoor and indoor values are statistically significant, especially for PM2.5 in winter. The position of indoor sites with respect to street level was immaterial as far as mean values is concerned, whilst maximum values presented some differences accordingly. Day-to-day variability was higher outside than inside, especially in winter. The PM2.5/PM10 ratio was higher indoors, probably owing to the higher sedimentation speed of the coarse fraction.
Cattani
Giorgio
G
Laboratorio di Igiene Ambientale, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma. cattanig@iss.it
Cusano
Maria Carmela
MC
Inglessis
Marco
M
Settimo
Gaetano
G
Stacchini
Giordano
G
Ziemacki
Giovanni
G
Marconi
Achille
A
D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis; D010316:Particle Size; D012384:Rome