A preliminary assessment of the urban pollution in the Great Lakes region

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 189-190, Issue , 1996, Pages 91-98

  Pirrone, Nicola ^a   Keeler, Gerald J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

ambient concentration; emission factor; emission source; Great Lakes; trace element; trend analysis; urban area

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL;

AIR POLLUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN HYGIENE;

EID: 0029769278     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(96)05195-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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