Evaluation of elemental content in air-borne particulate matter in low-level atmosphere of Bratislava

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 34, 2008, Pages 8079-8085

  Meresova J ^a   Florek, M ^a   Holy K ^a   Jeskovsky M ^a   Sykora I ^a   Frontasyeva, M V ^b   Pavlov, S S ^b   Bujdos M ^a  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

AAS; Air borne particulate matter; Crustal enrichment factor; Elemental composition; INAA

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; AIR QUALITY; ARSENIC; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; BARIUM; CALCIUM; CESIUM; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GALLIUM; GOLD; LANTHANUM; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL); NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RUBIDIUM; SCANDIUM; SODIUM; SPECTROMETRY; ZINC;

AAS; AIR-BORNE PARTICULATE MATTER; CRUSTAL ENRICHMENT FACTOR; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION; INAA;

POLLUTION;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; FILTER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; IRRADIATION; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRATISLAVA; BRATISLAVSKY; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 53249083928     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.06.029     Document Type: Article

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