Multivariate statistics as means of tracking atmospheric pollution trends in Western Poland

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-328

  Astel, Aleksander M ^a   Walna, Barbara ^b   Simeonov, Vasil ^c   Kurzyca, Iwona ^b  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Bulk precipitation; Chemical composition; Environmetrics; Source apportioning model; Time series analysis; Transboundary pollutants

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; PHASE COMPOSITION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BULK PRECIPITATION; ENVIRONMETRICS; SOURCE APPORTIONING MODELS; TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTANTS;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; ELECTROLYTE; FERTILIZER; FLUORIDE; FOSSIL FUEL; IRON; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE;

ACID RAIN; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXHAUST GAS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PH; POLAND; PRECIPITATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLAND;

EID: 38349138270     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701792852     Document Type: Article

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