Ultrafine Particle Distribution and Chemical Composition Assessment during Military Operative Trainings
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| ID | 15501251 |
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| Autores | Marcello Campagna (0000-0002-5277-8477, University of Cagliari), Ilaria Pilia (0000-0003-2834-5652, University of Cagliari, autor de correspondencia), Gabriele Marcias (University of Cagliari), Andrea Frattolillo (0000-0001-9235-3628, University of Cagliari), Sergio Pili (0000-0002-9108-6908, University of Cagliari), Manuele Bernabei (0000-0002-5918-345X, National Institute for Astrophysics), Ernesto d’Aloja (0000-0003-4456-6252, University of Cagliari), Pierluigi Cocco (0000-0001-8256-7614, University of Cagliari), Giorgio Buonanno (0000-0003-0525-0781, Queensland University of Technology) |
| Año | 2017 |
| Volumen | 14 |
| Número | 6 |
| Páginas | 579-579 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2017-05-30 |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Editorial | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph14060579 |
| PMID | 28556812 |
| OpenAlex | W2618741462 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 35 |
(1) Background: The assessment of airborne particulate matter (PM) and ultrafine particles (UFPs) in battlefield scenarios is a topic of particular concern; (2) Methods: Size distribution, concentration, and chemical composition of UFPs during operative military training activities (target drone launches, ammunition blasting, and inert bomb impact) were investigated using an electric low-pressure impactor (ELPI+) and a scanning electron microscope (SEM), equipped with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS); (3) Results: The median of UFPs, measured for all sampling periods and at variable distance from sources, was between 1.02 × 103 and 3.75 × 103 particles/cm3 for drone launches, between 3.32 × 103 and 15.4 × 103 particles/cm3 for the ammunition blasting and from 7.9 × 103 to 1.3 × 104 particles/cm3 for inert launches. Maximum peak concentrations, during emitting sources starting, were 75.5 × 106 and 17.9 × 106 particles/cm3, respectively. Particles from the drone launches were predominantly composed of silicon (Si), iron (Fe) and calcium (Ca), and those from the blasting campaigns by magnesium (Mg), sulphur (S), aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), barium (Ba) and silicon (Si); (4) Conclusions: The investigated sources produced UFPs with median values lower than other anthropogenic sources, and with a similar chemical composition
Chemical composition · Composite material · Inert · Metallurgy · Nanotechnology · Particle (ecology · Particle size · Particle-size distribution · Particulates · Scanning electron microscope · Silicon · Ultrafine particle · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Chemical Engineering · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Materials Science · Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact · Environmental Chemistry · Geology
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