Characterization and origin of EC and OC particulate matter near the Doñana National Park (SW Spain)

Environmental Research

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 671-681

  Sanchez de la Campa A M ^a,b   Pio, C ^a   de la Rosa, J D ^b   Querol, X ^c   Alastuey, A ^c   Gonzalez Castanedo Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Do ana National Park; Elemental carbon; Organic carbon; Particulate matter; Thermal optical method

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON;

AIR MASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EMISSION; OPTICAL METHOD; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; NATIONAL PARK; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SPAIN; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL HEALTH; SPAIN; URBAN HEALTH; WIND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 67649398769     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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