Recreational atmospheric pollution episodes: Inhalable metalliferous particles from firework displays

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 913-922

  Moreno, Teresa ^a   Querol, Xavier ^a   Alastuey, Andrés ^a   Cruz Minguillón, Mari ^a,b   Pey, Jorge ^a   Rodriguez, Sergio ^c   Vicente Miró, José ^d   Felis, Carles ^d   Gibbons, Wes ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b Campus Universitario   (Spain)

^c Generalitat Valenciana ^*  (Spain)

^d AP 23075 ^*  (Spain)

^e AP 23075   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Airborne metals; Fireworks; Pollution episodes.

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; HEALTH RISKS; MONITORING; PHOTOGRAMMETRY;

FIREWORKS; METAL EMISSIONS; POLLUTION EPISODE;

AIR POLLUTION;

ANTIMONY; BARIUM; COPPER; LEAD; METAL; NITROUS OXIDE; POTASSIUM; STRONTIUM; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; METAL; POLLUTION MONITORING; POTASSIUM; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TRACE ELEMENT;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; FIREWORKS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SPAIN; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33845903367     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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