Ions species size distribution in particulate matter associated with VOCs and meteorological conditions over an urban region

Chemosphere

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 496-503

  Pateraki, St ^a,b   Maggos, Th ^a   Michopoulos, J ^a   Flocas, H A ^b   Asimakopoulos, D N ^b   Vasilakos, Ch ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Athens; BTX; Circulation classification; Ion characterization; PM

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CLIMATOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CIRCULATION CLASSIFICATION; ION CHARACTERIZATION; IONIC CONCENTRATIONS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

3,4 XYLENE; BENZENE; CALCIUM ION; CATION; CHLORIDE ION; ION; MAGNESIUM ION; NITRATE; ORTHO XYLENE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; SULFATE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

BENZENE; CLIMATOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); IONIC COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUBURBAN AREA; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACIDITY; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GREECE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; VOLATILIZATION;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 43649088608     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.02.061     Document Type: Article

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