Chemical characterization and source identification/apportionment of fine and coarse air particles in Thessaloniki, Greece

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 949-961

  Manoli, E ^a   Voutsa, D ^a   Samara, C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air particles; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Principal component analysis; Receptor models; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CHARACTERIZATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

SOURCE IDENTIFICATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

IRON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RECEPTOR; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT;

AEROSOL; AIR; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUST; FRACTIONATION; GREECE; MASS; MODEL; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

GREECE;

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 0036155350     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(01)00486-1     Document Type: Article

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