PM2.5 and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in ambient air: A focus on the effect of meteorology

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 152, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 83-95

  Giakoumi, A ^a   Maggos, T H ^a   Michopoulos, J ^a   Helmis, C ^b   Vasilakos, C H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Emissions; Meteorology; Nitrogen oxides; Northern winds; Ozone; Sea breeze

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIRS; ATHENS , GREECE; BENZENE CONCENTRATIONS; COMMON SOURCES; EMISSIONS; LOW LEVELS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; NEGATIVE CORRELATIONS; NORTHERN WINDS; OZONE FORMATIONS; SAMPLING SITES; SEA-BREEZE; STRONG CORRELATIONS; SUBURBAN SITES; SUMMER MONTHS; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS; WIND PROFILES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LEAD; METEOROLOGY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PERMANENT MAGNETS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SEAWATER; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WIND; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTION;

BENZENE; HYDROCARBON; META XYLENE; NITROGEN OXIDE; ORTHO XYLENE; OZONE; PARA XYLENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; NITRIC OXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; METEOROLOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEA BREEZE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; EXHAUST GAS; GREECE; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SUBURBAN AREA; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WIND; AIR; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METHODOLOGY;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; HUMANS; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; NITRIC OXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WIND;

EID: 63749114221     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0298-2     Document Type: Article

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