Hourly elemental composition and sources identification of fine and coarse PM10 particulate matter in four Italian towns

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 243-259

  D'Alessandro, A ^a   Lucarelli, F ^b   Mando P A ^b   Marcazzan, G ^c   Nava, S ^a   Prati, P ^a   Valli, G ^c   Vecchi, R ^c   Zucchiatti, A ^a  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI GENOVA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^c Ist di Fisica Generale Applicata   (Italy)

Author keywords

APCFA; Elemental composition; Particulate matter; PIXE; Urban pollution

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ION BEAM ANALYSIS;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXTRACTION; GAMMA RADIATION; ITALY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CAMPANIA; FLORENCE; GENOA; ITALY; LIGURIA; LOMBARDY; MILAN; NAPLES; TUSCANY;

EID: 0346525128     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(02)00172-6     Document Type: Article

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