Hydrogen sulphide as a natural air contaminant in volcanic/geothermal areas: The case of Sousaki, Corinthia (Greece)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1723-1728

  D'Alessandro, W ^a   Brusca, L ^a   Kyriakopoulos, K ^b   Michas, G ^b   Papadakis, G ^b  

^a SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Environmental impact of geothermal gases; Gas hazard; Greece; Hydrogen sulphide; Passive samplers

Indexed keywords

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; CONCENTRATION VALUES; DILUTION EFFECT; DISPERSION PATTERNS; EMISSION POINT; ENERGY EXPLOITATION; GEOTHERMAL AREAS; GREECE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HYDROGEN SULPHIDE; NATURAL AIR; NATURAL SOURCES; PASSIVE SAMPLERS;

GASES; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; REDOX REACTIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARD; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

CORINTH [PELOPONNISOS]; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; PELOPONNISOS; SOUSAKI; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349149667     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1453-3     Document Type: Article

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