Measurements of particulate matter within the framework of the European monitoring and evaluation programme (EMEP): I. first results
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Λαζαριδης Μιχαλης
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Jan Schaug
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Øystein Hov
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Steinar Larssen
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Arne Semb
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Jan Erik Hanssen
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Lazaridis Michalis
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Kjetil Tørseth
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Anne-Gunn Hjellbrekke
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Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης
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Technical University of Crete
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Particulate matter (PM) monitoring presents a new challenge to the transboundary air pollution strategies in Europe. Evidence for the role of long-range transport of particulate matter and its significant association with a wide range of adverse health effects has urged for the inclusion of particulate matter within the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) framework. Here we review available data on PM physico-chemical characteristics within the EMEP framework. In addition we identify future research needs for the characterisation of the background PM in Europe that include detailed harmonised measurements of mass, size and chemical composition (mass closure) of the ambient aerosol.
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