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Characterisation of the local topsoil contribution to airborne particulate matter in the area of Rome (Italy). Source profiles by Pietrodangelo, A., Salzano, R., Rantica, E., Perrino, C.

“…Elemental profiles of the local resuspended natural topsoil of Rome area have been studied. Relevant compositional differences were observed either among main…”
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Short-term effects of particulate matter on mortality during forest fires in Southern Europe: results of the MED-PARTICLES Project by Faustini, Annunziata, Alessandrini, Ester R, Pey, Jorge, Perez, Noemi, Samoli, Evangelia, Querol, Xavier, Cadum, Ennio, Perrino, Cinzia, Ostro, Bart, Ranzi, Andrea, Sunyer, Jordi, Stafoggia, Massimo, Forastiere, Francesco

“…Background An association between occurrence of wildfires and mortality in the exposed population has been observed in several studies with controversial…”
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A new methodology to assess the performance and uncertainty of source apportionment models II: The results of two European intercomparison exercises by Belis, C.A., Karagulian, F., Amato, F., Almeida, M., Artaxo, P., Beddows, D.C.S., Bernardoni, V., Bove, M.C., Carbone, S., Cesari, D., Contini, D., Cuccia, E., Diapouli, E., Eleftheriadis, K., Favez, O., El Haddad, I., Harrison, R.M., Hellebust, S., Hovorka, J., Jang, E., Jorquera, H., Kammermeier, T., Karl, M., Lucarelli, F., Mooibroek, D., Nava, S., Nøjgaard, J.K., Paatero, P., Pandolfi, M., Perrone, M.G., Petit, J.E., Pietrodangelo, A., Pokorná, P., Prati, P., Prevot, A.S.H., Quass, U., Querol, X., Saraga, D., Sciare, J., Sfetsos, A., Valli, G., Vecchi, R., Vestenius, M., Yubero, E., Hopke, P.K.

“…The performance and the uncertainty of receptor models (RMs) were assessed in intercomparison exercises employing real-world and synthetic input datasets. To…”
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Composition, size distribution, optical properties, and radiative effects of laboratory-resuspended PM10 from geological dust of the Rome area, by electron microscopy and radiative transfer modelling by Pietrodangelo, A, Salzano, R, Bassani, C, Pareti, S, Perrino, C

“…In this work, new information has been gained on the laboratory-resuspended PM10 fraction from geological topsoil and outcropped rocks representative of the…”
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Improved identification of transition metals in airborne aerosols by SEM–EDX combined backscattered and secondary electron microanalysis by Pietrodangelo, A, Pareti, S, Perrino, C

“…The SEM EDX backscattered electron (BSE) atomic number contrast has been largely used in this work, in combination with conventional secondary electron…”
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Composition, size distribution, optical properties, and radiative effects of laboratory-resuspended PM 10 from geological dust of the Rome area, by electron microscopy and radiative transfer modelling by Pietrodangelo, A., Salzano, R., Bassani, C., Pareti, S., Perrino, C.

“…In this work, new information has been gained on the laboratory-resuspended PM10 fraction from geological topsoil and outcropped rocks representative of the…”
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Determination of metals, metalloids and non-volatile ions in airborne particulate matter by a new two-step sequential leaching procedure Part A: Experimental design and optimisation by Canepari, S, Cardarelli, E, Giuliano, A, Pietrodangelo, A

“…The optimisation of a micro-analytical two-step sequential leaching procedure for the determination of non-volatile ions (NO(3)(-), SO(4)(2-), Cl(-), Na(+),…”
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Determination of metals, metalloids and non-volatile ions in airborne particulate matter by a new two-step sequential leaching procedure Part B: Validation on equivalent real samples by Canepari, S, Cardarelli, E, Pietrodangelo, A, Strincone, M

“…Due to the lack of proper standard materials for airborne particulate matter collected on filters, a validation scheme was developed, which is here described,…”
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Characterization of trace metals in airborne carbonaceous aerosols by single-particle EDX – Scanning Electron Microscopy by Pietrodangelo, A., Pareti, S., Perrino, C.

“…The presence of fine and ultrafine metal particles has been evidenced in size segregated airborne carbonaceous aerosols collected at one industrial and two…”
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Determination of metals, metalloids and non-volatile ions in airborne particulate matter by a new two-step sequential leaching procedurePart B: Validation on equivalent real samples by CANEPARI, S, CARDARELLI, E, PIETRODANGELO, A, STRINCONE, M

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Improved characterisation of inorganic components in airborne particulate matter by Astolfi, M L, Canepari, S, Catrambone, M, Perrino, C, Pietrodangelo, A

“…We set up a microanalytical procedure for non-volatile ions by ion chromatography (IC) and for elements by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) and…”
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Desert Dust Outbreaks in Southern Europe: Contribution to Daily PM₁₀ Concentrations and Short-Term Associations with Mortality and Hospital Admissions by Stafoggia, Massimo, Zauli-Sajani, Stefano, Pey, Jorge, Samoli, Evangelia, Alessandrini, Ester, Basagaña, Xavier, Cernigliaro, Achille, Chiusolo, Monica, Demaria, Moreno, Díaz, Julio, Faustini, Annunziata, Katsouyanni, Klea, Kelessis, Apostolos G, Linares, Cristina, Marchesi, Stefano, Medina, Sylvia, Pandolfi, Paolo, Pérez, Noemí, Querol, Xavier, Randi, Giorgia, Ranzi, Andrea, Tobias, Aurelio, Forastiere, Francesco

“…Evidence on the association between short-term exposure to desert dust and health outcomes is controversial. We aimed to estimate the short-term effects of…”
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Carrier-Mediated Transport of Amino Acids Through Bulk Liquid Membranes by Bucci, R., Canepari, S., Cardarelli, E., Girelli, A. M., Pietrodangelo, A., Valiente, M.

“…A novel carrier, the N-methyl, N-dodecyl-ephedrinium ion, was studied for the selective transport of some aromatic amino acids [phenylalanine (Phe), histidine…”
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Short-term associations between fine and coarse particulate matter and hospitalizations in Southern Europe: results from the MED-PARTICLES project by Stafoggia, Massimo, Samoli, Evangelia, Alessandrini, Ester, Cadum, Ennio, Ostro, Bart, Berti, Giovanna, Faustini, Annunziata, Jacquemin, Benedicte, Linares, Cristina, Pascal, Mathilde, Randi, Giorgia, Ranzi, Andrea, Stivanello, Elisa, Forastiere, Francesco

“…Evidence on the short-term effects of fine and coarse particles on morbidity in Europe is scarce and inconsistent. We aimed to estimate the association between…”
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An inclusive view of Saharan dust advections to Italy and the Central Mediterranean by Gobbi, G.P., Barnaba, F., Di Liberto, L., Bolignano, A., Lucarelli, F., Nava, S., Perrino, C., Pietrodangelo, A., Basart, S., Costabile, F., Dionisi, D., Rizza, U., Canepari, S., Sozzi, R., Morelli, M., Manigrasso, M., Drewnick, F., Struckmeier, C., Poenitz, K., Wille, H.

“…We address observations of physical and chemical properties of Saharan dust advections (SDA) as observed in the Central Mediterranean basin, within the…”
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Composition, size distribution, optical properties, and radiative effects of laboratory-resuspended PM.sub.10 from geological dust of the Rome area, by electron microscopy and radiative transfer modelling by Pietrodangelo, A, Salzano, R, Bassani, C, Pareti, S, Perrino, C

“…In this work, new information has been gained on the laboratory-resuspended PM.sub.10 fraction from geological topsoil and outcropped rocks representative of…”
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Short-term effects of particulate matter constituents on daily hospitalizations and mortality in five South-European cities: Results from the MED-PARTICLES project by Basagaña, Xavier, Jacquemin, Bénédicte, Karanasiou, Angeliki, Ostro, Bart, Querol, Xavier, Agis, David, Alessandrini, Ester, Alguacil, Juan, Artiñano, Begoña, Catrambone, Maria, de la Rosa, Jesús D., Díaz, Julio, Faustini, Annunziata, Ferrari, Silvia, Forastiere, Francesco, Katsouyanni, Klea, Linares, Cristina, Perrino, Cinzia, Ranzi, Andrea, Ricciardelli, Isabella, Samoli, Evangelia, Zauli-Sajani, Stefano, Sunyer, Jordi, Stafoggia, Massimo

“…Few recent studies examined acute effects on health of individual chemical species in the particulate matter (PM) mixture, and most of them have been conducted…”
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Influence of atmospheric stability on the mass concentration and chemical composition of atmospheric particles: A case study in Rome, Italy by Perrino, Cinzia, Catrambone, Maria, Pietrodangelo, Adriana

“…PM 10 concentration and chemical composition (ions and carbon compounds) at three sampling stations in Rome and in its surroundings was determined daily during…”
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Which specific causes of death are associated with short term exposure to fine and coarse particles in Southern Europe? Results from the MED-PARTICLES project by Samoli, Evangelia, Stafoggia, Massimo, Rodopoulou, Sophia, Ostro, Bart, Alessandrini, Ester, Basagaña, Xavier, Díaz, Julio, Faustini, Annunziata, Gandini, Martina, Karanasiou, Angeliki, Kelessis, Apostolos G., Le Tertre, Alain, Linares, Cristina, Ranzi, Andrea, Scarinzi, Cecilia, Katsouyanni, Klea, Forastiere, Francesco

“…We investigated the short-term effects of particles with aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5μm (PM2.5), between 2.5 and 10μm (PM2.5–10) and less than 10μm…”
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Evaluation of receptor and chemical transport models for PM10 source apportionment by Belis, C.A., Pernigotti, D., Pirovano, G., Favez, O., Jaffrezo, J.L., Kuenen, J., Denier van Der Gon, H., Reizer, M., Riffault, V., Alleman, L.Y., Almeida, M., Amato, F., Angyal, A., Argyropoulos, G., Bande, S., Beslic, I., Besombes, J.-L., Bove, M.C., Brotto, P., Calori, G., Cesari, D., Colombi, C., Contini, D., De Gennaro, G., Di Gilio, A., Diapouli, E., El Haddad, I., Elbern, H., Eleftheriadis, K., Ferreira, J., Vivanco, M. Garcia, Gilardoni, S., Golly, B., Hellebust, S., Hopke, P.K., Izadmanesh, Y., Jorquera, H., Krajsek, K., Kranenburg, R., Lazzeri, P., Lenartz, F., Lucarelli, F., Maciejewska, K., Manders, A., Manousakas, M., Masiol, M., Mircea, M., Mooibroek, D., Nava, S., Oliveira, D., Paglione, M., Pandolfi, M., Perrone, M., Petralia, E., Pietrodangelo, A., Pillon, S., Pokorna, P., Prati, P., Salameh, D., Samara, C., Samek, L., Saraga, D., Sauvage, S., Schaap, M., Scotto, F., Sega, K., Siour, G., Tauler, R., Valli, G., Vecchi, R., Venturini, E., Vestenius, M., Waked, A., Yubero, E.

“…In this study, the performance of two types of source apportionment models was evaluated by assessing the results provided by 40 different groups in the…”
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