Methodology to measure atmospheric nanoparticles charge

Atmospheric pollution has become a key aspect for sustainable development world-wide. Lack of measurements of atmospheric nanoparticles properties at different geographic locations limits the understanding of the role atmospheric particulate matter plays in multiple biophysical and environmental pro...

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Autores: Fernández de Arróyabe Hernáez, Pablo|||0000-0001-8438-0765, Salcines Suárez, Ciro Luis|||0000-0003-2600-3552, Santurtún Zarrabeitia, Ana, Setién, Ismael, Kassomenos, Pavlos, Petäjä, Tuukka
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/29393
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/29393
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Particulate matter
Electric charge
ELPI +
Aerosols
Health
Climatology
Atmospheric nanoparticles
Descrição
Resumo:Atmospheric pollution has become a key aspect for sustainable development world-wide. Lack of measurements of atmospheric nanoparticles properties at different geographic locations limits the understanding of the role atmospheric particulate matter plays in multiple biophysical and environmental processes and its corresponding risks for human beings. This study presents a method to measure atmospheric primary nanoparticle, secondary nanoparticle and microparticle data. Moreover, a process for samples characterization is proposed combining different spectroscopy techniques. ?The method allows researcher to collect, measure, store and characterize atmospheric nanoparticles properties including their electric charge. ?A specific sample characterization is proposed, based on different techniques such as TEM and RAMAN spectroscopy. ?The outcomes of the approach give science the chance to study new themes such as the importance of particulate matter charge in transmission of infectious respiratory diseases; the role of electric charge in pollutants deposition in the respiratory tract; the link between electric atmospheric charge of nanoparticles and meteorological variables.