Christos Kaltsonoudis

TL;DR: In this paper, the composition of fine particulate matter (PM) in two major Greek cities (Athens and Patras) was measured during two wintertime campaigns, one conducted in 2013 and the other in 2012.

TL;DR: In this paper, a high-resolution time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometer (HR-ToF-AMS) and a proton-transfer-reaction mass analyzer (PTR-MS) were used to characterize the aerosol and gas phase emissions from Greek souvlakia with pork using a commercial charbroiler.

TL;DR: In this paper, the concentration and chemical composition of nonrefractory fine particulate matter (NR-PM1) and black carbon (BC) levels were measured during the summer of 2012 in the suburbs of two Greek cities, Patras and Athens, in an effort to better understand the chemical processing of particles in the high photochemical activity environment of the eastern Mediterranean.

TL;DR: It is shown, through a combination of laboratory experiments, ambient field measurements, and chemical transport modeling, that biomass burning emission plumes exposed to NO2 and O3 age rapidly without requiring any sunlight, thus providing an overlooked source of oxidized organic aerosol previously not accounted for in models.

TL;DR: In this paper, a mobile smog chamber was used to sample olive tree branches during the burning season of the season and to estimate the amount of fine organic aerosol emitted by the olive trees.