Impact of biomass combustion on urban fine particulate matter in Central and Northern Europe

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 191, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 265-277

  Saarikoski, Sanna K ^a   Sillanpää, Markus K ^a,c   Saarnio, Karri M ^a   Hillamo, Risto E ^a   Pennanen, Arto S ^b   Salonen, Raimo O ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass combustion; Domestic heating; Fine particles; Monosaccharide anhydrides; Organic carbon; PM2.5

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

BIOMASS COMBUSTION; DOMESTIC HEATING; FINE PARTICLES; MONOSACCHARIDE ANHYDRIDES;

BIOMASS;

ACID ANHYDRIDE; MONOSACCHARIDE; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ANHYDRITE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; MONOSACCHARIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; EUROPE; HEATING; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

AMSTERDAM [NORTH HOLLAND]; BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; DUISBURG; ETELA SUOMEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; GERMANY; HELSINKI; NETHERLANDS; NORTH HOLLAND; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA; NORTHERN EUROPE; PRAGUE; SCANDINAVIA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 44149116766     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-008-9623-1     Document Type: Article

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