Trace metal concentrations and water solubility in size-fractionated atmospheric particles and influence of road traffic

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1144-1153

  Birmili, Wolfram ^a,c   Allen, Andrew G ^a   Bary, Frederic ^b   Harrison, Roy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SIZE SEPARATION; SOLUBILITY;

ABUNDANCE; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER; DECOUPLING; ELEMENTAL FINGERPRINTS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; NITRATE; OXALIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; PLATINUM; POTASSIUM ION; SELENIUM; SILVER; SODIUM ION; SULFATE; TIN; TITANIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SIZE SEPARATION; SOLUBILITY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; SOLUBILITY; TRACE METAL; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; IRELAND; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOLUBILITY; TRAFFIC; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; METALS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUBILITY; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WATER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33144455376     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0486925     Document Type: Article

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