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Main particulate matter components in Saxony (Germany)

Trends and sampling aspects

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Aerosol filter samples have been collected nearby the industrialised basin of Leipzig in Saxony (Germany) at the research station Melpitz of the Institut für Troposphärenforschung e.V. (IfT). Time series (1992–1998) and a three year comparison (1995–1997) of two different aerosol filter sampling systems, the Sierra-Andersen-PM 10 high volume sampler (daily sample, PM 10 inlet) and the Rupprecht and Patashnik Co. Inc. Model Partisol 2000 (weekly sample, PM 10 and PM 2.5 inlet) are presented and discussed. The comparison of the different sampling systems and strategies yields small differences between the daily and weekly samples for mass and different ions, which may be influenced by sampling duration and flow rates. A general trend of change in aerosol composition was observed: Soot and Sulphate concentrations decreased whereas Nitrate and Ammonium concentrations increased. During summers the mass of coarse particles is higher than in other seasons. One reason could be found in the occurence of longer periods of dry ground surfaces enabling reemission of crustal and biological material.

The time series have been integrated in a longer historical aerosol mass trend for Saxony and do show a good agreement. Since 1990 a significant downward trend in gravimetric mass concentration was found.

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  1. Institut für Troposphärenforschung e.V. (IfT), Permoserstr. 15, D-04318, Leipzig, Germany

    Gerald Spindler, Konrad Müller & Hartmut Herrmann

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Spindler, G., Müller, K. & Herrmann, H. Main particulate matter components in Saxony (Germany). Environ. Sci. & Pollut. Res. 6, 89–94 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02987559

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