Response of vehicular lead to the presence of street dust in the atmospheric environment of major roads

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 206, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 195-202

  Al Chalabi, A S ^a   Hawker, D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bromide to lead ratios; Lead removal; Street dust resuspension

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; DUST; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GASOLINE; IONS; LEAD; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PH; ROADS AND STREETS; SAMPLING;

ANDERSON IMPACTOR; ANIONS; BROMIDE TO LEAD RATIOS; CATIONS; SAMPLER; STREET DUST RESUSPENSION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

BROMIDE; GASOLINE; LEAD;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST; LEAD; RESUSPENSION; VEHICLE EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; DUST; EXHAUST GAS; LEAD POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0031555160     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00224-6     Document Type: Article

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