Characteristics and source apportionment of black carbon in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland

Helin, Aku; V. Niemi, Jarkko; Virkkula, Aki; Pirjola, Liisa; Teinilä, Kimmo; Backman, John; Aurela, Minna; Saarikoski, Sanna; Rönkkö, Topi; Asmi, Eija; Timonen, Hilkka

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.07.022

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Characteristics and source apportionment of black carbon in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland

Published in Atmospheric Environment • Jul 11, 2018

Authors:

Aku Helin

Jarkko V. Niemi

Aki Virkkula

Abstract

Black carbon is emitted from the incomplete combustion of carbonaceous fuels and will detrimentally affect air quality, climate and human health. In this study, equivalent black carbon (eBC) concentrations were measured by using an aethalometer (AE33) at three different locations in the Helsinki met...

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Aethalometer

Levoglucosan

Environmental science

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