Integrating monitoring networks to obtain estimates of ground-level ozone concentrations - A proof of concept in Tuscany (central Italy)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 396, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 180-192

  Ferretti, Marco ^a   Andrei, Sara ^a   Caldini, Gabriella ^b   Grechi, Daniele ^b   Mazzali, Cristina ^a   Galanti, Emilio ^c   Pellegrini, Marco ^d  

^a Linnaeambiente Ricerca Applicata Srl   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento Provinciale ARPAT   (Italy)

^c Provincia di Firenze   (Italy)

^d ARPAT Dipartimento di Lucca   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Conventional O3 monitors; Ground level O3; Italy; Mapped estimates; Network integration

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CONDITION MONITORING; PLANTS (BOTANY); TOBACCO;

BIOMONITORING; MAPPED ESTIMATES; NETWORK INTEGRATION;

OZONE;

OZONE;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; INJURY; LEAF AREA INDEX; OZONE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; TOBACCO; URBAN AREA;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; HUMAN; ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; PLANT LEAVES; TOBACCO;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FIRENZE [TUSCANY]; FLORENCE [FIRENZE]; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 42749087615     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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