Sources, Transport, and Sinks of Aerosol in Urban Environments (Italy)
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2021) | Viewed by 10043
Special Issue Editors
Interests: air quality; aerosol composition and sources; receptor models; monitoring activities
Interests: outdoor and indoor air pollution; airborne particulate matter; source apportionment modeling; single-particle electron microscopy
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Interests: particulate matter composition and sources; receptor models; optical properties; bioaerosols; carbonaceous aerosols; atmospheric simulation chambers
Interests: atmosphere composition; aerosol sources; health-related effects of aerosols; receptor models; turbulent fluxes; particle deposition; nucleation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cities are pollution hot spots and risk areas for public health because of the many pollutants released into the atmosphere from anthropogenic sources (including traffic and domestic heating). Among atmospheric pollutants, aerosol is a growing concern for people living within cities: On the basis of the most recent epidemiological studies, it seems to be the air pollutant most correlated with health effects, both in the short and long term. To date, the need has been established to implement actions and strategies aimed at reducing urban aerosol concentrations. Both the concentration and composition of airborne aerosol can be differently affected by local sources and topographical peculiarities. Research studies are thus needed to address the characterization of aerosol sources in the cities and to evaluate the dispersion dynamics in these urban canopies. Aerosol source apportionments, emission factors, measured (original, composite) source profiles, urban aerosol size distributions, spatial distribution mapping, wind and trajectory analysis, deposition paths, field measurements, and the use of dispersion models are fundamental tools in providing useful knowledge in the target of reducing emissions and limiting anthropogenic impact in cities. It is also important to compare the experiences acquired in different cities in order to obtain more widespread and shared information. The aim of this Special Issue will be to collect high-level studies of urban aerosol that allow interpreting aerosols emission, concentrations, dispersion, and deposition, as well as its dynamics in the urban environment, also in relation to the acting sources and to the different meteorological, climatic, and territorial peculiarities.
Dr. Daniela Cesari
Dr. Adriana Pietrodangelo
Dr. Dario Massabò
Dr. Daniele Contini
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Keywords
- urban aerosol
- source apportionment
- emission sources
- monitoring and modeling
- human health
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