The concentration, trend and seasonal variation of metals in the atmosphere in 16 Japanese cities shown by the results of National Air Surveillance Network (NASN) from 1974 to 1996

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 2755-2770

  Var, Figen ^a   Narita, Yasushi ^a   Tanaka, Shigeru ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic elements; Atmospheric particulate matter; Crustal elements; Marine element; National Air Surveillance Network (NASN) in Japan

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; SCANDIUM; SODIUM; TITANIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRACE METAL; TREND ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; JAPAN; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

JAPAN;

EID: 0033824149     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00353-2     Document Type: Article

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