Evidence for a significant contribution of wood burning aerosols to PM2.5 during the winter season in Paris, France

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 22-23, 2009, Pages 3640-3644

  Favez, Olivier ^a   Cachier, Hélène ^a   Sciare, Jean ^a   Sarda Estève, Roland ^a   Martinon, Laurent ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b Laboratoire d'Etude des Particules Inhalees   (France)

Author keywords

Aerosol source apportionment; Aethalometer measurement; Biomass burning aerosols; Brown carbon; Paris; Residential wood burning

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; AETHALOMETER MEASUREMENT; BIOMASS BURNING AEROSOLS; BROWN CARBON; PARIS; RESIDENTIAL WOOD BURNING;

ABSORPTION; AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; WOOD;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICULATE MATTER; WINTER;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; FIRE ECOLOGY; FRANCE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WINTER; WOOD;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS; CARBON; COMBUSTION; MAGNETS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; WOOD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE DE PARIS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 64949185627     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.04.035     Document Type: Article

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