Air quality and deposition of trace elements in Didouche Mourad, Algeria

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 138, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 219-231

  Ali Khodja, Hocine ^a   Belaala, A ^a   Demmane Debbih, W ^a   Habbas, B ^a   Boumagoura, N ^a  

^a Universite Mentouri Constantine   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Deposition; Exposure assessment; Trace metals; TSP; Wind aspects

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; DEPOSITION; DUST; HEAVY METALS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WIND;

AIR PARTICULATE MATTER; SOIL DUST INGESTION; WIND ASPECTS;

AIR POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TRACE METAL;

AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST; FALLOUT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACE METAL; WIND;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALGERIA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUST EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; METEOROLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME; WEATHER; WIND;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALGERIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIND;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; CONSTANTINE [ALGERIA]; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 39049164556     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9792-1     Document Type: Article

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