Conference paper

https://doi.org/10.15255/KUI.2018.023

Carbon Mass Concentrations in the Air at the Plitvice Lakes National Park

Iva Šimić orcid.org/0000-0002-6641-106X ; Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, POB 291, HR-10 001 Zagreb, Croatia
Ranka Godec orcid.org/0000-0001-8441-1103 ; Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, POB 291, HR-10 001 Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Bešlić orcid.org/0000-0002-6041-2299 ; Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, POB 291, HR-10 001 Zagreb, Croatia
Silvije Davila orcid.org/0000-0002-3474-9883 ; Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, POB 291, HR-10 001 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Monitoring the level of PM_2.5 mass concentration and determining their chemical composition is of great importance given that numerous studies have shown a connection between this particle fraction and harmful effects on human health and the environment. The 24-hour PM_2.5 samples were collected on quartz fibre filters throughout 2015 at a sampling site located within the Plitvice Lakes National Park. Mass concentrations of PM_2.5 were determined gravimetrically, while carbon contents were measured using thermal-optical transmission method. The highest mass concentrations of PM_2.5, organic carbon (OC), and elemental carbon (EC) were observed in summer, while the lowest were detected in winter.


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Keywords

PM2.5; EC; OC; OC/EC mass ratio; SOC

Hrčak ID:

207075

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/207075

Publication date:

14.12.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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