Airborne lead concentration levels on the Korean peninsula between 1991 and 2004

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 809-824

  Kim, Ki Hyun ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atmospheric; Industrial emission; Korea; Lead (Pb); Spatial

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LEAD;

CLEAN ENVIRONMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; RELATIVE INTENSITY; TEMPORAL PATTERNS;

AIR POLLUTION;

GASOLINE; LEAD; METAL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LEAD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CITY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MEASUREMENT; PENINSULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH KOREA; SPRING; SUMMER; TIME; WINTER;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 33845651848     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.08.041     Document Type: Article

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