Characterization of the Khamaseen (spring) dust in Jordan

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 2868-2876

  Abed, Abdulkader M ^a   Al Kuisi, Mustafa ^a   Khair, Hani Abul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Dust; Geochemistry; Jordan; Khamaseen; Mineralogy; Provenance

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DUST SAMPLES; EASTERN MEDITERRANEANS; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; GOOD MIXING; GRAIN SIZES; JORDAN; KHAMASEEN; NATURAL ABUNDANCES; PROVENANCE; UPPER CONTINENTAL CRUSTS;

ALUMINOSILICATES; CHROMIUM; CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FELDSPAR; GEOCHEMISTRY; LEAD; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SILICATE MINERALS; STORMS; ZINC;

DUST;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CARBONIC ACID; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; PHOSPHATE; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ALUMINOSILICATE; CARBONATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYCLONE; DUST; FELDSPAR; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MINERALOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHATE; PROVENANCE; QUARTZ; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; JORDAN; MINERAL DUST; MINERALOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST; SAHARA;

EID: 67349229836     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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