Study of atmospheric particulate matter in Buenos Aires city

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1135-1147

  Bogo, Horacio ^a   Otero, Marcelo ^a   Castro, Pablo ^b   Ozafran M J ^c   Kreiner, Andrés ^c   Calvo, Ernesto J ^a   Negri, R Martín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Cia Tec Internacional Techint   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Atmospheric particles; Atomic force microscopy; Carbon monoxide; PIXE; Urban air pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBON MONOXIDE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

TRAFFIC EMISSIONS;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; ION; METAL;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBON MONOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; MONITORING; NUCLEAR PORE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WINTER;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES;

EID: 0037332462     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00977-9     Document Type: Article

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