A new device for mobile monitoring of particulate matter. Preliminary result in an urban environment Fernando Gozzi 1,2,*, Giancarlo Della Ventura 1,2, Augusto Marcelli 2,3 1 Universita’ degli Studi di Roma Tre, Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche, Largo San L. Murialdo 1, 00146 Roma, Italy 2 INFN - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Via E. Fermi 40, 00044 Frascati, Italy 3 RICMASS, Via dei Sabelli 119A, 00185 Rome, Italy Email *
[email protected] Keywords: particulate matter; air quality; mobile monitoring Introduction Particulate matter (PM) is a complex mixture of solid and liquid particles suspended in a gas phase that can be emitted by natural and anthropogenic sources. PM pollution has a considerable socio-economic impact, affecting public health, environment and climate. The finest the particles, the greater is the health risk. In particular, it has been demonstrated that ultrafine particles (UFP), i.e. particles with nanoscale size (