Influence of atmospheric stability on the mass concentration and chemical composition of atmospheric particles: A case study in Rome, Italy

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 621-628

  Perrino, Cinzia ^a   Catrambone, Maria ^a   Pietrodangelo, Adriana ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrate; Atmospheric pollution; Atmospheric stability; Natural radioactivity; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; RADIOACTIVITY; SAMPLING;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM NITRATE; CARBON; ION; SULFATE;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIOACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FIELD STUDY; ITALY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; TRAFFIC;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 44749091983     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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