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The Brera Tower air quality monitoring station

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Il Nuovo Cimento C

Summary

The characteristics of the air quality monitoring station of Brera Tower are described. The station is focused on the study of air pollution in the urban area and on the aerosol chemistry and reactivity in the atmosphere. The influence of meteorological parameters is also taken into account. Results about the concentration, the chemical composition and the size distribution of suspended particulate matter and about the ionic composition and acidity of rain are also presented.

Riassunto

Nel presente lavoro viene descritta la stazione di monitoraggio della qualità dell'aria della Torre di Brera, finalizzata alla caratterizzazione dell'inquinamento atmosferico in area urbana, oltre che allo studio dei processi chimico-fisici ed all'influenza dei diversi parametri meteorologici. Vengono presentati anche alcuni risultati sperimentali, in via preliminare, sulla concentrazione, composizione chimica elementare e sulla distribuzione dimensionale delle polveri sospese, oltre che sull'acidità e sulla composizione ionica dell'acqua piovana.

Резюме

Описываются характеристики станции мониторирования качества воздуха на башне Брера. Станция предназначена для исследования загрязнения воздуха в городских районах. Также учитывается влияние метеорологических параметров. Приводятся результаты для концентрации, химического состава и распределения размеров частиц загрязняющего вещества, а также ионного состава и кислотности дождей.

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Marcazzan, G.M., Ravasini, G., Ventura, A. et al. The Brera Tower air quality monitoring station. Il Nuovo Cimento C 11, 629–642 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02507006

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