Articles | Volume 17, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3673-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3673-2017
Research article
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15 Mar 2017
Research article |  | 15 Mar 2017

AIRUSE-LIFE +: estimation of natural source contributions to urban ambient air PM10 and PM2. 5 concentrations in southern Europe – implications to compliance with limit values

Evangelia Diapouli, Manousos I. Manousakas, Stergios Vratolis, Vasiliki Vasilatou, Stella Pateraki, Kyriaki A. Bairachtari, Xavier Querol, Fulvio Amato, Andrés Alastuey, Angeliki A. Karanasiou, Franco Lucarelli, Silvia Nava, Giulia Calzolai, Vorne L. Gianelle, Cristina Colombi, Célia Alves, Danilo Custódio, Casimiro Pio, Christos Spyrou, George B. Kallos, and Konstantinos Eleftheriadis

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AR by Evangelia Diapouli on behalf of the Authors (13 Jan 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (01 Feb 2017) by Willy Maenhaut
AR by Evangelia Diapouli on behalf of the Authors (07 Feb 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (16 Feb 2017) by Willy Maenhaut
AR by Evangelia Diapouli on behalf of the Authors (16 Feb 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (17 Feb 2017) by Willy Maenhaut
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This study examined the contribution of two natural sources (long-range transport of African dust and sea salt) to the airborne particulate matter concentrations, in 5 southern European cities (Porto, Barcelona, Milan, Florence, Athens). The results demonstrated that natural sources are often expressed with high-intensity events, leading even to exceedances of the EU air quality standards. This effect was more pronounced in the case of African dust intrusions in the eastern Mediterranean area.
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