title: Chemical and micromorphological properties of TSP and PM10 particles: case study in Bucharest urban area.
abstract: The purpose of this work was to determine some aspects of micromorphology of total suspended particles (TSP) and particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤10 μm (PM(10)) and their major elemental components in order to highlight the main characteristics of the atmospheric particles from an urban environment, having a case study in the urban area of Bucharest. The sampling of PM(10) and TSP were conducted in the close vicinity of a high traffic road for 72 h per sample and also priority pollutants in air: Pb and Cd were quantified and correlations between their concentrations and local wind directions were also found. The parameters characterizing the micromorphology of particle-roughness of the particle surface and area of particle-were correlated with wind direction.
authors: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Bd. Regina Elisabeta 4-12, sect. 3, Bucharest 030018, Romania. olaru.elena@gmail.com
authors: Elena-Alina
authors: EA
authors: Olaru
authors: Zvi Y
authors: ZY
authors: Offer
authors: Florin
authors: F
authors: Ruta
authors: Ion
authors: I
authors: Udrea
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000737:chemistry; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D002947:Cities; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012383:Romania; D014919:Wind
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D052638:Particulate Matter; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead