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Roberta Vecchi

Roberta Vecchi

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
49
Citations
8487
World Ranking
5266
National Ranking
94

Overview

Roberta Vecchi is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has a robust research portfolio in Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Atmospheric Science and related subfields. Their work spans several interconnected areas including air quality, atmospheric aerosols, and the health impacts of pollution.

They have contributed extensively to the study of atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, air quality monitoring and forecasting, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, atmospheric ozone and climate, climate change related health impacts, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Key recent publications include:
- Determination of the multiple-scattering correction factor and its cross-sensitivity to scattering and wavelength dependence for different AE33 Aethalometer filter tapes: a multi-instrumental approach (2021) published in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
- Determination of Aethalometer multiple-scattering enhancement parameters and impact on source apportionment during the winter 2017/18 EMEP/ACTRIS/COLOSSAL campaign in Milan (2021) published in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
- A multi-year source apportionment of PM2.5 at multiple sites in the southern Po Valley (Italy) (2021) published in Atmospheric Pollution Research
- Gaining knowledge on source contribution to aerosol optical absorption properties and organics by receptor modelling (2020) published in Atmospheric Environment
- Advances on the immunotoxicity of outdoor particulate matter: A focus on physical and chemical properties and respiratory defence mechanisms (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment

Their frequent co-authors include Vera Bernardoni, G. Valli, Dario Massabò, Sara Valentini, and Federica Crova, highlighting a collaborative approach in their research activities.

Vecchi's work predominantly appears in specialized publication venues known for atmospheric and environmental research including:

  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Toxicology Letters
  • Atmospheric Research

Their main fields of study are Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these, the research spans across several subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, and Pollution.

Best Publications

  • Source apportionment of particulate matter in Europe: A review of methods and results

    M Viana;T.A.J. Kuhlbusch;X Querol;A Alastuey

  • Characterisation of PM10 and PM2.5 particulate matter in the ambient air of Milan (Italy)

    Grazia M Marcazzan;Stefano Vaccaro;Gianluigi Valli;Roberta Vecchi

  • Characterization of particulate matter sources in an urban environment

    F. Mazzei;A. D'Alessandro;F. Lucarelli;S. Nava

  • The impact of fireworks on airborne particles

    Roberta Vecchi;Vera Bernardoni;Diana Cricchio;Alessandra D’Alessandro

  • The role of atmospheric dispersion in the seasonal variation of PM1 and PM2.5 concentration and composition in the urban area of Milan (Italy)

    R. Vecchi;R. Vecchi;G. Marcazzan;G. Marcazzan;G. Valli;G. Valli;M. Ceriani

  • Soot Reference Materials for instrument calibration and intercomparisons: a workshop summary with recommendations

    D. Baumgardner;O. Popovicheva;J. Allan;V. Bernardoni

  • Source apportionment of PM10 and PM2.5 in Milan (Italy) using receptor modelling

    G.M Marcazzan;M Ceriani;G Valli;R Vecchi

  • Source apportionment of fine and coarse particles at a roadside and urban background site in London during the 2012 summer ClearfLo campaign.

    Leigh R. Crilley;Franco Lucarelli;William J. Bloss;Roy M. Harrison

  • Spatial and seasonal variability of carbonaceous aerosol across Italy

    Silvia Sandrini;Sandro Fuzzi;Andrea Piazzalunga;Paolo Prati

  • Multi-wavelength optical determination of black and brown carbon in atmospheric aerosols

    Dario Massabo;L. Caponi;V. Bernardoni;Maria Chiara Bove

  • A study on nighttime–daytime PM10 concentration and elemental composition in relation to atmospheric dispersion in the urban area of Milan (Italy)

    R. Vecchi;G. Marcazzan;G. Valli

  • PM10 source apportionment in Milan (Italy) using time-resolved data.

    Vera Bernardoni;Roberta Vecchi;Gianluigi Valli;Andrea Piazzalunga

  • Elemental characterization of PM10, PM2.5 and PM1 in the town of Genoa (Italy).

    V Ariola;A D'Alessandro;F Lucarelli;G Marcazzan

  • Characterization of atmospheric aerosols at Monte Cimone, Italy, during summer 2004: Source apportionment and transport mechanisms

    F. Marenco;P. Bonasoni;F. Calzolari;M. Ceriani

  • The impact of long-range-transport on PM1 and PM2.5 at a Central Mediterranean site

    M.R. Perrone;S. Becagli;J.A. Garcia Orza;R. Vecchi

  • A mass closure and PMF source apportionment study on the sub-micron sized aerosol fraction at urban sites in Italy

    R. Vecchi;M. Chiari;A. D’Alessandro;P. Fermo

  • Hourly elemental composition and sources identification of fine and coarse PM10 particulate matter in four Italian towns

    A D'Alessandro;F Lucarelli;P.A Mandò;G Marcazzan

  • ECOC comparison exercise with identical thermal protocols after temperature offset correction – instrument diagnostics by in-depth evaluation of operational parameters

    P. Panteliadis;T. Hafkenscheid;B. Cary;E. Diapouli

  • Evaluation of receptor and chemical transport models for PM10 source apportionment

    C.A. Belis;D. Pernigotti;G. Pirovano;O. Favez

  • Organic and inorganic sampling artefacts assessment

    R. Vecchi;G. Valli;P. Fermo;A. D'Alessandro

  • Receptor modelling of airborne particulate matter in the vicinity of a major steelworks site

    Adewale Taiwo;David Beddows;G. Calzolai;Roy M. Harrison

Frequent Co-Authors

Gianluigi Valli
Gianluigi Valli University of Milan
Paola Fermo
Paola Fermo University of Milan
Andrea Piazzalunga
Andrea Piazzalunga University of Milan
Franco Lucarelli
Franco Lucarelli National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Silvia Nava
Silvia Nava National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Giulia Calzolai
Giulia Calzolai University of Florence
Silvia Becagli
Silvia Becagli University of Florence
Fulvio Amato
Fulvio Amato Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
Daniele Contini
Daniele Contini Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Roy M. Harrison
Roy M. Harrison University of Birmingham

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