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Environ Monit Assess

Title:		Differences between weekend and weekday ozone levels over rural and urban sites in Southern Italy
Author(s):		Schipa I; Tanzarella A; Mangia C;
Address:		"Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council, Section of Lecce, Strada prov. Lecce-Monteroni, km 1,2, 73100 Lecce, Italy. i.schipa@isac.cnr.it"
Journal Title:		Environ Monit Assess
Year:		2009
Volume:		20080902
Issue:		1-Apr
Page Number:		509 - 523
DOI:		10.1007/s10661-008-0501-5
ISSN/ISBN:		1573-2959 (Electronic) 0167-6369 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Air quality data from a network of 11 monitoring stations in the Apulia region of southern Italy during the summer of 2005 reveal a high frequency of ozone law limit violations. Since ozone is a secondary pollutant, air quality control strategies aimed at reducing ozone concentration are not immediate. Herein, we analyse weekly changes in concentration levels of ozone (O(3)), nitrogen oxides (NO(x)), carbon monoxide (CO), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and evaluate how the differences in primary emissions cause changes in the production of ozone. The comparison between weekend and weekday levels of O(3) and its precursors are direct evidence for the existence of the 'ozone weekend effect.' This effect was observed at all stations with a considerable variation in the overall ozone magnitude, including both traffic stations and non-traffic stations. Data from VOC measurements at traffic stations primarily indicated elevated levels of benzene, toluene, and xylenes (BTX); all of these substances showed an overall decrease over the weekend. A single station indicated levels of non-methane hydrocarbon (NMHC) and PM10, both of which did not demonstrate any weekly cycle. Analysis of weekly and diurnal cycles of O(3), NO(x), CO, NMHC, and PM10 indicates that higher weekend ozone levels result from a reduction in the emission of nitrogen oxides on weekends in VOC-sensitive regimes. This indicates that a reduction in VOC and NO(x) levels would be more effective than NO(x) reduction alone. Our results underscore the need for improved and more efficient VOC measurements"
Keywords:		Air Pollutants/*analysis Environmental Monitoring/*methods Geography Italy Ozone/*analysis Time Factors;
Notes:		"MedlineSchipa, Ilenia Tanzarella, Annalisa Mangia, Cristina eng Netherlands 2008/09/03 Environ Monit Assess. 2009 Sep; 156(1-4):509-23. doi: 10.1007/s10661-008-0501-5. Epub 2008 Sep 2"