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The Story of Teamwork and the Birth of the FFP* (Filter Backpack)
Fraenkl, M. ; Krbal, M. ; Houdek, J. ; Zmrhalová, Z. ; Prokeš, B. ; Hejda, P. ; Slang, S. ; Přikryl, J. ; Ondráček, Jakub ; Makeš, Otakar ; Kostyk, Juraj ; Nasadil, P. ; Malčík, P. ; Ždímal, Vladimír ; Vlček, M.
Soon after the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis in the Czech Republic and the first lockdown (2020), we enthusiastically decided to fight the coronavirus with scientific \nmeans. Originally materials engineers, we decided to develop an effective protective respiratory device, which was in short supply at the time. We soon found out, that every textile material (handkerchief 10%) has a certain ability to catch an aerosol particle carrying the corona virus, the slower the aerosol particle (d<300 nm) passes through the filter, the greater the chance it has of being caught, with the thickness of the filter, the amount of passed particles decreases exponentially and breathing resistance increases linearly. On this basis, we decided to experiment with a large-area filter placed on the user's back (it wouldn't fit anywhere else) and commercially available textile filter material.
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Chemical composition and sources of atmospheric aerosols at the Frýdlant background station
Lhotka, Radek ; Pokorná, Petra ; Vodička, Petr ; Zíková, Naděžda ; Ondráček, Jakub ; Arora, S. ; Poulain, L. ; Hermann, H. ; Schwarz, Jaroslav ; Ždímal, Vladimír
This study assesses the variability of organic aerosol (OA) sources monitored at the rural background site Frýdlant. Non-refractory PM1 was evaluated in two seasons of\n2021. The positive matrix factorization with the multi-linear engine was used to determine the sources of OA at Frýdlant site, with four factors resolved both in winter and\nsummer.
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The Impact of the IMO-2020 Shipping Regulation on the Atmospheric Deposition of Sulfur around the Western English Channel and the Use of the V/Ni ratio as a Shipping Marker.
Windell, L. ; Bell, T. ; White, C. ; Schwarz, Jaroslav ; Ussher, S.
Anthropogenic aerosols are shown to have a great impact on marine ecosystems and human health, with the shipping industry contributing as a significant source of these\nemissions, and annual growth on the rise. In the marine environment, shipping emissions often dominate atmospheric deposition of sulfur. With around 70% of shipping activity\nbeing carried out within 400 km of the coast, its contribution to atmospheric sulfur is of great interest. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) introduced a regulation on\n01/01/2020 restricting global marine fuel sulfur content from 3.5% to 0.5% w/w. The vanadium/nickel (V/Ni) ratio has been widely used as a marker of shipping emissions, with the range of 2.5 to 4 indicating shipping activity. The regulation has called into question the viability of the earlier use of the V/Ni ratio.
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Lidar Vertical Profile Analyzes at National Atmospheric Observatory Košetice during Volcano Eruption on La Palma Island.
Kostyk, Juraj ; Holubová Šmejkalová, A. ; Ištok, T. ; Ždímal, Vladimír
Volcanic eruptions are one of the most important sources of natural aerosol. Their negative impacts on air quality (the effects of volcanic exhaust) can be observed via long-range transport to locations far from the eruption. One of the most recent events of volcanic activity was a volcanic eruption on La Palma in the fall of 2021 (Cumbre Vieja Volcano, La Palma Island, Canary Islands, 28°36'54 ,N 17°52'07 ,W, 1,949 m a.s.l.). The impact of the volcanic eruption on air quality, which occurred 3600 km from the National Atmospheric Observatory Košetice, was studied using a combination of ground-based measurements and vertical profile analyzes. Since a new instrument (LIDAR) has extended the equipment of our station, vertical profile analyzes were performed.
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Vertical distribution of black carbon (BC)
Julaha, Kajal
Black Carbon (BC) is one of the leading contributors affecting our climate system. Absorbing at all visible wavelengths results in a warmer environment and thus has been considered the second most important contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide. The primary sources of BC aerosol are the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and biomass burning. However, the composition of atmospheric aerosols varies with the height above the Earth’s surface. Recent studies have shown significant uncertainties (about 25%) in model simulations of the vertical BC distribution, both on the regional and global levels. BC’s vertical transport is suggested to be one area where the models still differ significantly,4,5 highlighting further investigation.
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Ambient Organic Aerosol Origin at Rural Background Site in the Czech Republic.
Lhotka, Radek
Atmospheric aerosol (AA) are ubiquitous particles in the atmosphere that influence Earth’s climatic system, environmental interactions,\nand human health. AA is emitted directly from primary sources or formed in the atmosphere via the oxidation of gas-phase precursors\nwith subsequent partitioning resulting in low-volatility products into the particle phase. Among AA, great interest is dedicated to organic\naerosol (OA) since it can represent from 20 to 90% of the total submicron mass.
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