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This study describes particulate matter with a \u226410 \u03bcm diameter (PM10) dynamics in an urban\u2013industrial area, through the comparison of three datasets: modeled (TAPM\u2014The Air Pollution Model), measured concentration (environmental control stations\u2014ECS), and leaf deposition values. Results showed a good agreement between ECS and TAPM data. A steel plant area was used as a PM10 emissions reference source, in relation to the four sampling areas, and a distance\/wind-based factor was introduced (Steel Factor, SF). Through SF, the three datasets were compared. The SF was able to describe the PM10 dispersion values for ECS and leaf deposition (r2 = 0.61\u20130.94 for ECS; r2 = 0.45\u20130.70 for leaf); no relationship was found for TAPM results. Differences between measured and modeled data can be due to discrepancies in one district and explained by a lack of PM10 inventory for the steel plant emissions. The study suggests the use of TAPM as a suitable tool for PM10 modeling at the urban scale. Moreover, tree leaves are a low-cost tool to evaluate the urban environmental quality, by providing information on whether and when data from leaf deposition can be used as a proxy for air pollution concentration. Further studies to include the re-suspension of particles as a PM10 source within emission inventories are suggested.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/su14020793","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,11]],"date-time":"2022-01-11T20:33:04Z","timestamp":1641933184000},"page":"793","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Particulate Matter in an Urban\u2013Industrial Environment: Comparing Data of Dispersion Modeling with Tree Leaves Deposition"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2914-2171","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gregorio","family":"Sgrigna","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council (CNR), 05010 Porano (TR), Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7676-2667","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"H\u00e9lder","family":"Relvas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5807-5820","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana Isabel","family":"Miranda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Carlo","family":"Calfapietra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET), National Research Council (CNR), 05010 Porano (TR), Italy"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Iriti, M., Piscitelli, P., Missoni, E., and Miani, A. 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