Particle size distributions of current-use pesticides in three European atmospheric environments

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Authors	MAYER Ludovic, Thierry MELYMUK Lisa Emily CEBURNIS Darius SMEJKALOVA Adela Holubova PŘIBYLOVÁ Petra ŠENK Petr VINKLER Jakub LAMMEL Gerhard
Year of publication	2024
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Atmospheric Environment
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Web	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231024003558?via%3Dihub
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2024.120680
Keywords	Pesticide; Size distributions; Air pollution; Long-range atmospheric transport; Organic contaminants
Description	As an implication of their semivolatility, aerosols play a key role in the environmental transport and fate of current-use pesticides (CUPs). Size-segregated PM10 samples were collected at each one rural, urban residential and coastal site during a pesticide application season. Out of 72 targeted CUPs, the mass size distribution of 48 CUPs was determined. Individual pesticide mass median diameters were found in the submicrometer as well as in the supermicrometer range. The findings suggest that the PM10 mass size distribution and chemical composition influenced the CUPs mass size distributions.
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