Levels and Composition of Atmospheric Particulates (PM10) in a Mining-Industrial Site in the City of Lavrion, Greece

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1263-1273

  Protonotarios, V ^a   Petsas, N ^a   Moutsatsou, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; METALLURGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SOILS;

POLLUTANTS;

AIR QUALITY;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; ZINC;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY DEPOSITION; GREECE; HISTORY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; METALLURGY; MINING; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SUMMER; WIND EROSION; WINTER;

EID: 0036856094     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2002.10470861     Document Type: Article

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