Physico-chemical characterisation of atmospheric aerosols in a rural area affected by the aznalcollar toxic spill, south-west Spain during the soil reclamation activities

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 242, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 89-104

  Querol, Xavier ^a   Alastuey, Andrés ^a   Lopez Soler, Angel ^a   Plana, Felicià ^a   Mesas, Alejandro ^b   Ortiz, Laura ^b   Alzaga, Roberto ^b   M Bayona, Josep ^b   De La Rosa, Jesús ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aromatic amines Aznalcollar toxic spill; Atmospheric particulates; Heavy metals; PM10; PM2.5; Vapour phase

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; AROMATIC AMINE; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONIC ACID; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM NITRATE; SULFATE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE; METAL;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; RURAL AREA; TAILINGS;

ACCIDENT; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DISASTER; MINING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SPAIN; VAPOR; AIR POLLUTANT; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

SPAIN;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; GEOGRAPHY; METALS; MINING; RURAL HEALTH; SEWAGE; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0033233237     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00377-0     Document Type: Article

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