Temporal variation of 212Pb concentration in outdoor air of Milan and a comparison with 214Bi

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-90

  Marcazzan, Grazia M ^a   Caprioli, E ^a   Valli, G ^a   Vecchi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

212Pb; 214Bi; On line alpha spectroscopy; Outdoor concentrations

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BISMUTH; LEAD; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

TEMPORAL VARIATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

BISMUTH 214; HEAVY METAL; LEAD 212; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOL; RAIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BISMUTH; LEAD; RADIOISOTOPE;

AEROSOL; LEAD ISOTOPE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ITALY; METEOROLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; SPECTROSCOPY; VARIANCE; WIND; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; TIME;

ITALY;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BISMUTH; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037212474     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00089-9     Document Type: Article

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