Title: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS | Particulate and Dust Pollution, Inorganic and Organic Compounds
Abstract: This article reviews the basic properties and behavior of airborne environmental particles (particulate matter, PM). The basic relevance of environmental PM to health and air quality is outlined, and current knowledge on the sources and generation mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic PM is summarized. It is shown that the interaction between the sources, atmospheric transformation processes, and sinks of PM determines the shape of the physical particle size distribution. The general aspects of PM measurement as well as the abundance and behavior of inorganic PM compounds, notably metals, are discussed. The article concludes with an overview of carbonaceous PM and its contribution to particulate pollution, and includes the definitions and properties of the frequently discussed subfractions – elemental carbon, black carbon, soot, and organic carbon.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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