Seasonal variation of 210Pb activity concentration in outdoor air of Milan (Italy)

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 251-266

  Vecchi, R ^a   Marcazzan, G ^a   Valli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

210Pb activity concentration; Radioactive aerosols; Residence time of aerosols

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LEAD; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

AIRBORNE PARTICLES; ALPHA SPECTROMETRY; OUTDOOR; SEASONAL VARIATION;

RADIOISOTOPES;

LEAD 210; POLONIUM; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; LEAD; RADON;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; LEAD ISOTOPE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION;

AEROSOL; AIR; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ITALY; LITERATURE; MEASUREMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECTROMETRY; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER; AIR POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEASON;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; MILAN; MILANO; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; POLONIUM; RADON; SEASONS;

EID: 18144431723     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.12.008     Document Type: Article

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