A comparative study of heavy metal concentration and distribution in deposited street dusts in a large and a small urban area: Birmingham and Coventry, West Midlands, UK

Environment International

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 563-573

  Charlesworth, S ^a   Everett, M ^a   McCarthy, R ^a   Ordonez A ^b   de Miguel, E ^c  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Heavy metal concentration; Street dusts

Indexed keywords

DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARDS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

STREET DUST;

HEAVY METALS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUST; HEAVY METAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DUST; EXHAUST GAS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LIGHT; MOTOR VEHICLE; NATIONAL PARK; PEDESTRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND (WEST MIDLANDS); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038540390     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(03)00015-1     Document Type: Article

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