In early spring the Baltic region is frequently affected by high-pollution events due to biomass burning in that area. Here we present a comprehensive study to investigate the impact of biomass/grass burning (BB) on the evolution and composition of aerosol in Preila, Lithuania, during springtime open fires. Non-refractory submicron particulate matter (NR-PM1) was measured by an Aerodyne aerosol chemical speciation monitor (ACSM) and a source apportionment with the multilinear engine (ME-2) running the positive matrix factorization (PMF) model was applied to the organic aerosol fraction to investigate the impact of biomass/grass burning. Satellite observations over regions of biomass burning activity supported the results and identification of air mass transport to the area of investigation.
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Technology Partners: MimirTech
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/fossil-and-non-fossil-source-contributions-atmospheric-carbonaceous-aerosols-during
[2] http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/5513/2016/
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vidmantas-ulevicius
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/steigvil%C4%97-by%C4%8Denkien%C4%97
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/carlo-bozzetti-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/atmospheric-chemistry-and-physics
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aerosols
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fossil-fuels
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-fires
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/grasslands
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/europe
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biomass-burning
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
