Articles | Volume 13, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3799-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-3799-2020
Research article
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15 Jul 2020
Research article |  | 15 Jul 2020

A new optical-based technique for real-time measurements of mineral dust concentration in PM10 using a virtual impactor

Luka Drinovec, Jean Sciare, Iasonas Stavroulas, Spiros Bezantakos, Michael Pikridas, Florin Unga, Chrysanthos Savvides, Bojana Višić, Maja Remškar, and Griša Močnik

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Atmospheric mineral dust influences Earth's radiative budget, has adverse health effects, and affects regulatory PM10 concentrations. We present a highly time resolved online technique for quantification of mineral dust concentration in ambient air. The technique uses a virtual impactor to concentrate coarse particles, where absorption is then measured using a filter photometer. The method was tested in the field at a regional background site on Cyprus.