Measurements of particulate matter within the framework of the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP): I. First results

Particulate matter (PM) monitoring presents a new challenge to the transboundary air pollution strategies in Europe. Evidence for the role of long-range transport of particulate matter and its significant association with a wide range of adverse health effects has urged for the inclusion of particul...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment 2002-02, Vol.285 (1), p.209-235
Main Authors: Lazaridis, Mihalis, Semb, Arne, Larssen, Steinar, Hjellbrekke, Anne-Gunn, Hov, Øystein, Hanssen, Jan Erik, Schaug, Jan, Tørseth, Kjetil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Air Movements
Air Pollutants - analysis
Applied sciences
Atmospheric pollution
Chemical characteristics
Environment
Environmental Monitoring
Europe
Exact sciences and technology
Humans
Particle Size
Particulate matter
Pollutants physicochemistry study: properties, effects, reactions, transport and distribution
Pollution
Public Health
Reference Values
Regional aerosol
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Summary:Particulate matter (PM) monitoring presents a new challenge to the transboundary air pollution strategies in Europe. Evidence for the role of long-range transport of particulate matter and its significant association with a wide range of adverse health effects has urged for the inclusion of particulate matter within the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) framework. Here we review available data on PM physico-chemical characteristics within the EMEP framework. In addition we identify future research needs for the characterisation of the background PM in Europe that include detailed harmonised measurements of mass, size and chemical composition (mass closure) of the ambient aerosol.
ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/S0048-9697(01)00932-9