Temporal and spatial distribution of BTEX pollutants in the atmosphere of metropolitan areas and neighbouring towns

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 150, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 437-444

  Iovino, Pasquale ^a   Polverino, Roberta ^a   Salvestrini, Stefano ^a   Capasso, Sante ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric BTEX; Passive samplers; Photochemical processes; Suburban area; Vehicular traffic

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BTEX; PASSIVE SAMPLERS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SUBURBAN AREA; VEHICULAR TRAFFIC;

ACTINIDES; AIR CLEANERS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ETHYLBENZENE; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BTEX; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; METROPOLITAN AREA; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBURBAN AREA; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; ITALY; TOLUENE; URBAN HEALTH; WIND; XYLENES;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NAPLES; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 60349113290     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0242-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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