On the contribution of motor vehicles to the athenian "Nephos": An application of factor signatures

Georgia Valaoras; James J. Huntzicker; Warren H. White

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On the contribution of motor vehicles to the athenian "Nephos": An application of factor signatures

Georgia Valaoras, James J. Huntzicker, Warren H. White

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Abstract

Suspended particles were sampled at several sites in Athens during the summer of 1982 and the winter of 1982-1983. This paper examines the trace element and carbon composition of the Athens aerosol. Chemical element balances indicate that motor vehicle exhaust was a major contributor to fine particle mass concentrations. Statistical analyses of the ambient measurements indicate that the emissions of elemental and organic carbon by local vehicles were relatively high. The observed effects of an experiment in which stringent restrictions were placed on vehicle use were somewhat ambiguous.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	965-971
Number of pages	7
Journal	Atmospheric Environment (1967)
Volume	22
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0004-6981(88)90274-0
State	Published - 1988

Keywords

Athens
aerosol
carbon
circulation controls
factor analysis
motor vehicles

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General Environmental Science
General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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