A field study on the origins of surface ozone at the periphery of the urban area of Athens

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 15, Issue 8 B, 2006, Pages 878-882

  Kalabokas, Pavlos D ^a   Repapis, Christos C ^a   Mantis, Homer ^a  

^a BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Human exposure; Regional photochemical pollution; Urban and rural surface ozone

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; OZONE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; LIOSSIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33749035494     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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