Source apportionment for indoor air pollution: Current challenges and future directions

DΕ Saraga, X Querol, RMBO Duarte… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Source apportionment (SA) for indoor air pollution is challenging due to the multiplicity and
high variability of indoor sources, the complex physical and chemical processes that act as …

Assessment of PM2. 5 sources and their corresponding level of uncertainty in a coastal urban area using EPA PMF 5.0 enhanced diagnostics

M Manousakas, H Papaefthymiou, E Diapouli… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Datasets that include only the PM elemental composition and no other important
constituents such as ions and OC, should be treated carefully when used for source …

Relations between indoor and outdoor PM2.5 and constituent concentrations

C Liu, Y Zhang - Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 2019 - Springer
Outdoor PM 2.5 influences both the concentration and composition of indoor PM 2.5. People
spend over 80% of their time indoors. Therefore, to assess possible health effects of PM 2.5 …

Evolution of air pollution source contributions over one decade, derived by PM10 and PM2. 5 source apportionment in two metropolitan urban areas in Greece

E Diapouli, M Manousakas, S Vratolis… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Metropolitan Urban areas in Greece have been known to suffer from poor air
quality, due to variety of emission sources, topography and climatic conditions favouring the …

Long-term variability, source apportionment and spectral properties of black carbon at an urban background site in Athens, Greece

E Liakakou, I Stavroulas, DG Kaskaoutis, G Grivas… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to delineate the characteristics of Black Carbon (BC) in the atmosphere over
Athens, Greece, using 4-year (May 2015–April 2019) Aethalometer (AE-33) measurements …

Apportionment of black and brown carbon spectral absorption sources in the urban environment of Athens, Greece, during winter

DG Kaskaoutis, G Grivas, I Stavroulas… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines the spectral properties and source characteristics of absorbing
aerosols (BC: Black Carbon; BrC: Brown Carbon, based on aethalometer measurements) in …

PM2. 5 source apportionment for the port city of Thessaloniki, Greece

DE Saraga, EI Tolis, T Maggos, C Vasilakos… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper aims to identify the chemical fingerprints of potential PM2. 5 sources and
estimate their contribution to Thessaloniki port-city's air quality. For this scope, Positive …

[HTML][HTML] Annual variability of black carbon concentrations originating from biomass and fossil fuel combustion for the suburban aerosol in Athens, Greece

E Diapouli, AC Kalogridis, C Markantonaki, S Vratolis… - Atmosphere, 2017 - mdpi.com
The objective of this work was to assess the yearly contribution of fossil fuel combustion
(BCff) and wood burning (BCwb) to equivalent black carbon (eBC) concentrations, in …

Chemical characterization of indoor and outdoor particulate matter (PM2. 5, PM10) in Doha, Qatar

D Saraga, T Maggos, E Sadoun, E Fthenou… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2017 - Springer
The extreme weather conditions in Middle East Area led to the construction of tightly sealed,
air conditioned buildings, characterized by indoor air quality deterioration. This study …

Impact of wood combustion on indoor air quality

ED Vicente, AM Vicente, M Evtyugina, FI Oduber… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The incomplete wood combustion in appliances operated in batch mode is a recognised
source of both in-and outdoor airborne pollutants, especially particulate matter (PM). Data …