RT Journal Article
T1 Levels and chemical composition of PM in a city near a large Cu-smelter in Spain
A1 Sánchez de la Campa Verdona, Ana María
A1 Rosa Díaz, Jesús de la
A1 González Castanedo, Yolanda
A1 Fernández Camacho, Rocío
A1 Alastuey Urós, José Andrés
A1 Querol, X.
A1 Stein, Ariel
A1 Ramos, J. L.
A1 Rodríguez González, Sergio
A1 García Orellana, Isabel
A1 Nava, S.
AB A long-term series (2001–2008) of chemical analysis of atmospheric particulate matter (PM10 andPM2.5) collected in the city of Huelva (SW Spain) is considered in this study. The impact of emissionplumes from one of the largest Cu-smelters in the world on air quality in the city of Huelva is evidencedby the high daily and hourly levels of As, other potentially toxic elements (e.g. Cu, Zn, Cd, Se, Bi, andPb) in particulate matter, as well as the high levels of some gaseous pollutants (NO2 and SO2). Meanarsenic levels in the PM10 fraction were higher than the target value set by European Directive 2004/107/EC (6 ngAs m 3) for 1st January 2013. Hourly peak concentrations of As and other metals andelements (Zn, Cu, P and Se) analyzed by PIXE can reach maximum hourly levels as high as 326 ngAsm 3, 506 ngZn m 3, 345 ngCu m 3, 778 ngP m 3 and 12 ngSe m 3. The contribution of Cu-smelteremissions to ambient PM is quantified on an annual basis in 2.0–6.7 mg m 3 and 1.8–4.2 mg m 3 forPM10 and PM2.5, respectively. High resolution outputs of the HYSPLIT dispersion model show thegeographical distribution of the As ambient levels into the emission plume, suggesting that the workingregime of the Cu-smelter factory and the sea breeze circulation are the main factors controlling theimpact of the Cu-smelter on the air quality of the city. The results of this work improve ourunderstanding of the behaviour of industrial emission plumes and their impact on air quality of a city,where the population might be exposed to very high ambient concentrations of toxic metals duringa few hours.
PB Royal Society of Chemistry
SN 1464-0325
YR 2011
FD 2011
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/6341
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/6341
LA eng
NO Sánchez de la Campa Verdona, A.M., Rosa Díaz, J. de la, Gónzalez Castanedo, Y., Fernández Camacho, R., Alastuey Urós, J.A., Querol, X., Stein, A., Ramos, J. L., Rodríguez González, S., García Orellana, I., Nava, S.: "Levels and chemical composition of PM in a city near a large Cu-smelter in Spain". Journal of Environmental Monitoring. Vol. 13, n. 5, pág.  1276-1287 (2011). ISSN 1464-0325
NO This work was developed within the framework of project CGL2005-05693-C03-01 and was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, and Project CS2007-0067 GRACCIE by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. Also, we would like to thank the Autonomous Government of Andalusia for financing this work (Projects 2007-RNM 02729 and RNM-03125). We would like to thank the NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) for providing the HYSPLIT transport and dispersion model. Thanks also go to the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Laboratory for Atmospheres, Greenbelt (MD, USA), the Atmospheric Modeling and Weather Forecasting Group from the University of Athens and NASA's SeaWIFS Project for the valuable information supplied by the TOMS and SKIRON aerosol maps and satellite images.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
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