Decrease of lead concentrations in the Western Mediterranean atmosphere during the last 20 years

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 815-821

  Migon, Christophe ^a   Robin, Thomas ^a   Dufour, Aurélie ^a   Gentili, Bernard ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Antipollution policies; Atmospheric aerosol; Lead; North Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LEAD; PUBLIC POLICY;

ANTIPOLLUTION POLICIES; NORTH-WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

AIR POLLUTION;

LEAD;

AEROSOL; LEAD; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION POLICY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPOSPHERE; WATER COLUMN;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

EID: 38749130503     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.10.078     Document Type: Article

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