@article {Pateraki2008496,
	title = {Ions species size distribution in particulate matter associated with VOCs and meteorological conditions over an urban region},
	journal = {Chemosphere},
	volume = {72},
	number = {3},
	year = {2008},
	note = {cited By (since 1996)16},
	pages = {496-503},
	abstract = {Airborne particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5, PM1) and volatile organic compounds (benzene, toluene, m,p-xylene, o-xylene) samples were collected during winter and summer seasons of 2005 at two sites, representing an urban and a suburban region of the Greater Athens Area. Urban site traffic emissions were the major contributor to the concentration of PM2.5, PM10, toluene, and xylenes, while benzene and PM1 concentrations were presented in significant spatial variations. K+, Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, NO3 -, Cl- and SO4 2 - ions were analyzed for the chemical characterization of the collected PM samples. The results showed that Na+ cations and SO4 2 - anions were the dominant species, during winter and summer, respectively, in both sites. The analysis of the synoptic scale and mesoscale atmospheric circulation during the experimental periods demonstrated that the meteorological conditions play a key role, not only in the variation but also in the distribution of the ionic concentrations at the three fractions of particulates and the dominant character (alkaline/acidic/neutral) of the particulates at the two sampling sites. {\textcopyright} 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {3, 4 xylene, acidity, Air Pollutants, Air pollution, airborne particle, alkalinity, article, Athens [Attica], atmospheric circulation, Attica, Benzene, calcium ion, cation, chloride ion, Circulation classification, Cities, climate conditions, Climatology, concentration (composition), concentration (parameters), Concentration (process), Environmental Monitoring, Eurasia, Europe, geographic distribution, Geography, Greece, ion, Ion characterization, ionic composition, Ionic concentrations, magnesium ion, meteorological phenomena, Meteorology, nitrate, ortho xylene, particle size, Particles (particulate matter), Particulate matter, potassium ion, sampling, Size distribution, sodium ion, Southern Europe, suburban area, sulfate, summer, toluene, traffic emission, urban area, urban atmosphere, volatile organic compound, Volatile Organic Compounds, Volatilization, winter, xylene},
	issn = {00456535},
	doi = {10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.02.061},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-43649088608\&partnerID=40\&md5=ed042820c262a13d3ba9ec38829a1767},
	author = {Pateraki, St.a b and Maggos, Th.a and Michopoulos, J.a and Flocas, H.A.b and Asimakopoulos, D.N.b and Vasilakos, Ch.a}
}
