Characterisation of aerosol from Santiago, Chile: An integrated PIXE-SEM-EDX study

Environmental Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-95

  Morata, D ^a   Polve M ^a,b   Valdes A ^a,b   Belmar, M ^a   Dinator, M I ^c   Silva, M ^a   Leiva, M A ^c,d   Aigouy, T ^b   Morales, J R ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosol; Environmental pollution; Geochemistry; Mineralogy; Particle analysis

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERICS; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EARTH SCIENCES; LITHOLOGY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; PERMANENT MAGNETS; PUBLIC POLICY; SECONDARY EMISSION; SILICON; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

ANTHROPOGENIC ORIGINS; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; CARBON PARTICLES; CHARACTERISATION; ELEMENT CORRELATIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; LITHOGENIC; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; MICROANALYSIS SYSTEMS; PARTICLE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATIONS; QUALITY PROBLEMS; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; SANTIAGO , CHILES; SEM-EDX;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MINERALOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHILE; METROPOLITANA; SANTIAGO [METROPOLITANA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 54049131794     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-1141-8     Document Type: Article

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