Chemical, microstructural, and biological characterization of wintertime PM2.5 during a land campaign study in a coastal city of eastern India

Abstract Bhubaneswar is a rapidly developing city in the eastern coast of India. Previous studies are evidence of the importance of its location for understanding the outflow of pollutants from mainland India into the Bay of Bengal, specifically during the winter. Therefore, we present the characteristics of PM2.5 (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter