The impact of fireworks on airborne particles

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1121-1132

  Vecchi, Roberta ^a   Bernardoni, Vera ^a   Cricchio, Diana ^a   D'Alessandro, Alessandra ^a   Fermo, Paola ^a   Lucarelli, Franco ^b   Nava, Silvia ^c   Piazzalunga, Andrea ^a   Valli, Gianluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Fireworks; Number size distribution; PMF

Indexed keywords

CARBON; LINEAR REGRESSION; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AIRBORNE PARTICLES; ELEMENTAL CARBON; PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS;

AIR POLLUTION;

BARIUM; COPPER; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; STRONTIUM;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ITALY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; MILAN; MILANO [LOMBARDY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38749110335     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.10.047     Document Type: Article

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