PM10 exceedances: the contribution of domestic heating

Despite the anti-covid limitations to mobility, overruns in particulate concentrations in the Po Valley continue to be observed. A study, conducted by the Center for Studies in Air Quality and Climate Change at the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas of Patras in Greece with participation by CNR-ISAC and published in PNAS, shows how the chemical reactions underlying the formation of secondary particulate matter are not generated only by emissions from traffic and agriculture.