PM10 spatial distribution and metals speciation study in the Bilbao Metropolitan area during the 2017-2018 period

Abstract Speciation of respirable particles is becoming increasingly important from an epidemiological and analytical point of view to determine the potential effects of air pollution on human health. For this reason, current laws and analytical sampling methods focus on particle size, as it turns out to be the main factor for the greater or lesser penetration into the airways. In this sense, particles of less than 10 micrometers in diameter (