Occurrence and concentration levels of nitro-PAH in the air of three Brazilian cities experiencing different emission impacts

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 190, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 87-94

  De Castro Vasconcellos, Pérola ^a   Sanchez Ccoyllo, Odon ^a   Balducci, Catia ^b   Mabilia, Rosanna ^b   Cecinato, Angelo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Istituto Sull'inquinamento Atmosferico Rome   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Ambient toxicity; Atmospheric aerosol; Brazilian cities; Nitro PAH

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TOXICITY; BRAZILIAN CITIES; NITRO-PAH;

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AIR POLLUTION;

FLUORANTHENE; NITROPOLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; NITROPYRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PAH; PLANTATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SUGAR CANE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMICAL REACTION; DECOMPOSITION; EXHAUST GAS; FIELD EMISSION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

ARARAQUARA; BRAZIL; PAULINIA; PIRACICABA; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 42249091874     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-007-9582-y     Document Type: Article

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