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Recreational atmospheric pollution episodes: inhalable metalliferous particles from firework displays
Title: Recreational atmospheric pollution episodes: inhalable metalliferous particles from firework displays
Authors: Moreno Pérez, TeresaQuerol, XavierAlastuey, AndrésMinguillón, María CruzPey, JorgeRodríguez González, Sergio ORCID RESEARCHERID Autor AEMETMiró, José VicenteFelis, CarlesGibbons, Wes
Keywords: Fireworks; Aerosols; Airborne metals; Pollution episodes
Issue Date: 2007
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: Atmospheric Environment. 2007, 41(5), p. 913-922
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.09.019
Abstract: The use of fireworks creates an unusual and distinctive anthropogenic atmospheric pollution event. We report on aerosol samples collected during Las Fallas in Valencia, a 6-day celebration famous for its firework displays, and add comparative data on firework- and bonfire-contaminated atmospheric aerosol samples collected from elsewhere in Spain (Barcelona, L’Alcora, and Borriana) and during the Guy Fawkes celebrations in London. Specific high-profile official firework events during Las Fallas included the afternoon Mascletà and the nightly aerial displays (especially in the climactic final 2 days of the fiesta) and were accompanied by pollution spikes in suspended particles, NO, SO2, and the creation and dispersal of an aerosol cloud enriched in a range of metallic elements.
Sponsorship : This study was supported by a research project from the Plan Nacional de I+D from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (CGL2004-05984_C07- 02/CLI, REN2001-0659-C03-03).
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/14885
ISSN: 1352-2310
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