Source characterization of fine and coarse particles at the East Mediterranean coast

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 6114-6130

  Mamane, Yaacov ^a   Perrino, Cinzia ^b   Yossef, Osnat ^a   Catrambone, Maria ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coarse particles; Elemental concentrations; Fine particles; Long range transport; Saharan dust

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; FOG; LANDFORMS;

AMBIENT PARTICLES; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; COARSE PARTICLES; DENUDERS; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; INDUSTRIAL CITY; LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT (LRT); RURAL SITES;

LAW ENFORCEMENT;

ALUMINUM; ASTATINE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COPPER; ELEMENT; GALLIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; SELENIUM; SILICATE; SULFATE; SULFUR; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RURAL AREA;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUST; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [ISRAEL]; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 47549089459     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.02.045     Document Type: Article

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