Estimation of atmospheric trace metal emissions in Vilnius City, Lithuania, using vertical concentration gradient and road tunnel measurement data

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 39-40, 2002, Pages 6001-6014

  Valiulis, D ^a   Čeburnis, Darius ^a,b   Sakalys J ^a   Kvietkus, K ^a  

^a CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Emission; Heavy metals; Tunnel; Urban aerosol; Vertical concentration gradient

Indexed keywords

DUST; HEAVY METALS; IMPURITIES; METEOROLOGY; TUNNELS;

URBAN BOUNDARY LAYERS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANTIMONY; BARIUM; LEAD; TRACE METAL; VANADIUM;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION; HEAVY METAL; TRACE METAL; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA ANALYSIS; DUST; HIGHWAY; LITHUANIA; METEOROLOGY; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBULENT FLOW; VERTICAL CONCENTRATION GRADIENT;

LITHUANIA;

EID: 0036882657     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00764-1     Document Type: Article

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