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PM10 Particulates in Relation to Other Atmospheric Pollutants

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Concentrations of PM10 particulates have been compared to the concentrations of oxides of nitrogen and sulphur dioxide at the fourteen Automatic Urban Monitoring Network (AUN) sites operating during 1993, 1994 and 1995 using fully ratified data.

Factors which are considered include diurnal variations in concentrations of the various substances, ratios between concentrations of PM10 and the other substances and differences between relationships in summer and winter and between weekdays and weekends. In addition temporal patterns of concentrations are considered. Variations between different cities is demonstrated. Differences in the seasonal size distribution are identified. It is shown that there is a good degree of consistency in concentrations of PM10 across urban areas at background locations and that there is evidence for long range transport of PM10.

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  1. Environmental Quality Section, Directorate of Health & Environmental Services, Bristol City Council, The Create Centre, B Bond, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN

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Muir, D. PM10 Particulates in Relation to Other Atmospheric Pollutants. Environ Monit Assess 52, 29–42 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005892705057

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