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Caracterización química y distribución de iones inorgánicos e hidrocarburos en el material particulado atmosférico del sureste español

Title:
Caracterización química y distribución de iones inorgánicos e hidrocarburos en el material particulado atmosférico del sureste español
Authors:
Chofre Valencia, Carolina
Tutor:
Varea Morcillo, Montserrat
Gil Moltó, Juan
Department:
Departamentos de la UMH::Agroquímica y Medio Ambiente
Issue Date:
2017-09-25
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/11000/5127
Abstract:
En las últimas décadas, el material particulado ha sido y sigue siendo, objeto de estudio y control por tratarse de uno de los contaminantes que causa daños, tanto a la salud, como a los ecosistemas, el mantenimiento de las construcciones, etc. La materia particulada es nociva, tanto por su tamaño,...  Ver más
In the last decades, the particulate material has been, and still is, an object of study and control because it causes damages to the health, to the ecosystems, to maintenance of the constructions, etc. Particulate matter is harmful, both because of its size and because its composition, depending on these characteristics of several factors, such as emission sources or meteorology. The studies carried out are focused on the composition of the PM in soluble inorganic ions and hydrocarbons (n-alkanes and PAH) in the city of Elche, a Mediterranean urban location, but with the peculiarity of presenting the highest concentration of palm trees in Europe. The study period had an atypical meteorology, with high precipitation rates and a reduced number of days under the influence of atmospheric stability. For the first time in the city, information about submicron fraction (PM1) has been obtained. This particles turns out to be potentially more harmful to the health because are able to penetrate deep into the human respiratory system, and this has caused the interest of many researches in the last years. The results obtained in the study of soluble inorganic ions in water were compared with previous known data from the same area. A decrease in the concentration of most of these ions, as well as in the hydrocarbons, has been observed, due to the meteorological conditions during the study period, to the decrease of gaseous precursors and to a fall in the construction activities. PCA analyses were employed to distinguish the origin of the inorganic compounds associated with the PM1 fraction, and three main sources have been identified: secondary (NH4)2SO4 and NH4NO3, local traffic, and soil dust. This work also tries to extend the knowledge on PAH levels and to register information on n-alkanes, for the first time in the city of Elche. Cmax, CPI and %WNA results revealed that, although there were a predominant contributions of anthropogenic sources to n-alkanes levels, in the city of Elche there was a major influence of biogenic hydrocarbons emissions, compared to other urban areas, especially in summer, due to the emission of the numerous palm tree groves distributed spread over the city.
Keywords/Subjects:
Contaminación atmosférica
Hidrocarburos alifaticos
Hidrocarburos aromáticos
Knowledge area:
CDU: Ciencias puras y naturales: Química
CDU: Ciencias puras y naturales: Geología. Meteorología
Type of document:
info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis
Access rights:
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Appears in Collections:
Tesis doctorales - Ciencias e Ingenierías



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