Original title: Single particle analysis of size-segregated aerosol in Prague city center
Authors: Marvanová, S. ; Skoupý, Radim ; Kulich, P. ; Bendl, J. ; Hovorka, J. ; Machala, M.
Document type: Papers
Conference/Event: Výroční konference České aerosolové společnosti /17./, Mikulov (CZ), 20161025
Year: 2016
Language: eng
Abstract: Particulate matter (PM) is omnipresent pollutant in the ambient air known to cause cardiovascular and respiratory diseases (WHO 2004). Recently, outdoor air pollution and particulate matter in outdoor air pollution were classified as carcinogenic to humans, Group 1 (IARC 2015). Especially, ambient PM of aerodynamic diameter < 100 nm, ultrafine particles, appears to be of great importance due to its high specific surface area and high number concentration (Hughes et al. 1998). Ultrafine particles also easily enter and are being transferred in organisms, and interact with cells and subcellular components (Oberdorster et al. 2005). As the evidence of ultrafine PM significance increased, size-fractionated PMs sampled by various cascade impactors have been employed into the toxicological studies on cell cultures or isolated cells, using the organic extracts of size-fractionated PMs (Topinka et al. 2013, Topinka et al. 2015) or directly the size-fractionated particles (Becker et al. 2003, Ramgolam et al. 2009, Reibman et al. 2002, Loxham et al. 2013, Jalava et al. 2006, Thomson et al. 2015, Jalava et al. 2015). The aim of this study was to evaluate shape and composition of size-segregated aerosol particles, sampled by high volume cascade impactor, using electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX).
Keywords: electron microscopy; energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy; size-fractionated; urban atmospheric aerosol
Host item entry: Sborník 17. výroční konference České aerosolové společnosti, ISBN 978-80-86186-85-6

Institution: Institute of Scientific Instruments AS ČR (web)
Document availability information: Fulltext is available at external website.
External URL: http://cas.icpf.cas.cz/download/Sbornik_VKCAS_2016.pdf
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0263975

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