Characteristics of Particulate Matter During New Year's Eve Fireworks and Taal Volcano Ashfall in Metro Manila on January 2020

• Main Authors: Templonuevo Cruz, Melliza, Simpas, James Bernard, Holz, Robert, Yuan, Chung Shin, Bagtasa, Gerry
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: Fireworks; Metro Manila; Particulate matter; Taal volcano; The Philippines; Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology; Physical Sciences and Mathematics; Physics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/physics-faculty-pubs/146; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101587
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In this study, we describe the chemical and physical characteristics of two air pollution events in the first half of January 2020 in Metro Manila, Philippines, namely the New Year's eve fireworks and the Taal volcano ashfall. During the New Year's eve fireworks, PM2.5 concentration and mo...