Seasonal variation of source contributions to atmospheric fine and coarse particles at suburban area in Istanbul, Turkey

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 767-781

  Karaca, Ferhat ^a   Alagha, Omar ^a   Ertürk, Ferruh ^b   Yilmaz, Yusuf Ziya ^c   Özkara, Türkan ^c  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Nuclear Research and Education Centre   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Dichotomous sampler; Heating and nonheating seasonal variation; PM2.5 and PM 2.5 10 particles; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

COARSE PARTICLES; ISTANBUL , TURKEY; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS; SUBURBAN AREAS;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; FOSSIL FUEL; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; NICKEL; POLITEF; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC COARSE PARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC FINE PARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FILTER; HEATING; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 45149125595     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2007.0170     Document Type: Article

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