Magnetic characteristics of dustfall in urban area of north China and its environmental significance

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1724-1732

  Xia, DunSheng ^a,b   Yang, LiPing ^b   Ma, JianYing ^a   Yu, Ye ^a   Wang, Guan ^b   Chen, FaHu ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Dustfall; Environmental magnetism; Lanzhou

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CHINA; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETITE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

DUSTFALL; ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNETISM; HAEMATITE; MAGHAEMITE; MAGNETIC MINERALS;

DUST;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST; GRAIN SIZE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MAGNETIC MINERAL; MAGNETITE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; LANZHOU;

EID: 35048879613     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-007-0094-9     Document Type: Article

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