TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterisation of airborne particles collected proximal to lignite mines and power plants of Ptolemais-Kozani area, northern Greece
AU - Iordanidis, Andreas
AU - Zoras, Stamatis
AU - Triantafyllou, Athanasios G.
AU - Buckman, Jim
AU - Asvesta, Argyro
AU - Evagelopoulos, Vasilis
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Several filters of total suspended particles (TSP) were collected from two sampling sites, situated near opencast lignite mines and lignite-fired power plants, within the Ptolemais-Kozani region, northern Greece. Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM), coupled with Energy Dispersive X-Ray analysis (EDX) was employed for the characterisation of individual airborne particles trapped into TSP filters. Mining activities along with lignite burning contributed to the heavy air pollution load of one site, while fugitive dust from power plants were the main air pollutants in the other sampling site. High TSP concentrations have been favored due to stagnation and light surface winds. Characteristic ESEM images of airborne particles are presented in this study. Particles were categorized as geogenic, biogenic and anthropogenic (mainly fly ash released from the power plants) and found to agree with the explanation given by means of meteorology and local terrain characteristics. © by PSP 2008.
AB - Several filters of total suspended particles (TSP) were collected from two sampling sites, situated near opencast lignite mines and lignite-fired power plants, within the Ptolemais-Kozani region, northern Greece. Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM), coupled with Energy Dispersive X-Ray analysis (EDX) was employed for the characterisation of individual airborne particles trapped into TSP filters. Mining activities along with lignite burning contributed to the heavy air pollution load of one site, while fugitive dust from power plants were the main air pollutants in the other sampling site. High TSP concentrations have been favored due to stagnation and light surface winds. Characteristic ESEM images of airborne particles are presented in this study. Particles were categorized as geogenic, biogenic and anthropogenic (mainly fly ash released from the power plants) and found to agree with the explanation given by means of meteorology and local terrain characteristics. © by PSP 2008.
KW - ESEM-EDX
KW - Fly ash
KW - Kozani-Ptolemais area
KW - Lignite-fired power plants
KW - TSP
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M3 - Article
SN - 1018-4619
VL - 17
SP - 378
EP - 398
JO - Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
JF - Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
IS - 3
ER -