Long-term assessment of airborne particulate concentrations in Patras, Greece

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 608-616

  Yannopoulos, Panayotis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air quality assessment; Particulate matter; PM10; TSP; Urban suburban concentrations

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DIURNAL VARIATION; EUROPEAN UNION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; SUBURBAN AREA; SUSPENDED LOAD;

ACHAEA; ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; PATRAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN GREECE;

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 45549092200     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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