PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS

Authors

  • Maria Cristina Facchini Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC-CNR), Bologna
  • Emanuela Finessi Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC-CNR), Bologna
  • Stefano Decesari Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC-CNR), Bologna
  • Sandro Fuzzi Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC-CNR), Bologna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2281-4485/3790

Keywords:

primary organic aerosol (POA), secondary organic aerosol (SOA), aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF), biomass burning aerosol

Abstract

In this work are presented results from recent intensive field measurements conducted in the Po Valley region in the frame of the EC-funded EUCAARI project, where state-of-the-art instruments were run in parallel in the joint effort to quantitatively apportion the primary and secondary fractions of the organic aerosols (OA) and their origins. We focused on the results obtained by applying factor analysis methodologies (i.e. positive matrix factorization, PMF) to spectroscopic data such as those produced by aerosol mass spectrometry (AMS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) while aiming at OA source apportionment.

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Published

2010-04-19

How to Cite

Facchini, M. C., Finessi, E., Decesari, S., & Fuzzi, S. (2010). PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS. EQA - International Journal of Environmental Quality, 3(3), 15–20. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2281-4485/3790

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Vol. 3 (2010)

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