Anthropogenic and natural levels of arsenic in PM10 in Central and Northern Chile

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 3803-3817

  Gidhagen, L ^a,c   Kahelin, H ^b   Schmidt Thome P ^b   Johansson, C ^c  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Enrichment factors; Receptor modeling; Regional dispersion modeling; Smelter emissions; Soil resuspension

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COPPER SMELTING; DUST; GOLD; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RIVERS; RURAL AREAS; SOILS;

RESUSPENSIONS;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ARSENIC; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SMELTING;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHILE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER; RURAL AREA; SMELTER; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SUSPENSION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CHILE;

ATACAMA;

EID: 0036696747     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00284-4     Document Type: Article

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