Nanoparticle profiling: a comprehensive assessment of physical, chemical, and toxicological characteristics at Thessaloniki airport

Authors

Georgios Tsakonas¹ , Rodopi Stamatiou² , Dimitris Margaritis³ , Anna Juárez Facio⁴ , Micol Introna⁴ , Sarah Steimer⁴ , Stella Petromelidou⁵ , Dimitra Lambropoulou⁵ , Karine Elihn⁴ , Antigone Lazou² , Zisis Samaras¹

1. Laboratory of Applied Thermodynamics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,Greece
2. Laboratory of Animal Physiology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
3. Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH)/Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT), Greece
4. Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Sweden
5. Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control, Department of Chemistry, AUTH, Greece

Conference / event

27th ETH-Nanoparticles Conference and Aerosols-24 Conference, June 2024 (Zurich, Switzerland)

Poster summary

This study investigates air quality near Thessaloniki Airport by measuring particles during take-offs and landings in two different seasons, November (cold) and May (warm). Measurements, conducted 200 meters from the runway, included particle mass, number, size distribution, and nanoparticle concentration. Collected nanoparticles underwent chemical analysis for polyaromatic hydrocarbons and metals. Additionally, Air-Liquid Interface (ALI) tests with human lung cells were performed to assess the toxicological effects, revealing decreased cell viability and increased cytokine release. The study enhances our understanding of airport-related air pollution and its potential health impacts.

Keywords

Airport, Nanoparticles, Aviation, Toxicity

Research areas

Environmental Engineering, Toxicology

References

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Funding

1. nPETS project, European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (No. No 954377)

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Additional information

Competing interests

No competing interests were disclosed.

Data availability statement

The datasets generated during and / or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Creative Commons license

Copyright © 2024 Tsakonas et al. This is an open access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.