The effect of Covid-19 lockdown on airborne particulate matter in Rome, Italy: A magnetic point of view.

ABSTRACT: Between 9 March and 18 May 2020, strict lockdown measures were adopted in Italy for containing the COVID-19 pandemic: in Rome, despite vehicular traffic on average was more than halved, it was not observed a evident decrease of the airborne particulate matter (PM) concentrations, as assessed by air quality data. In this study, daily PM₁₀ filters were collected from selected automated stations operated in Rome by the regional network of air quality monitoring: their magnetic properties - including magnetic susceptibility, hysteresis parameters and FORC (first order reversal curves) diagrams - were compared during and after the lockdown, for outlining the impact of the COVID-19 measures on airborne particulate matter. In urban traffic sites, the PM₁₀ concentrations did

SUBMITTER: Winkler A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8443154 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature