Trace elements in urban and suburban rainfall, Mersin, Northeastern Mediterranean

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-219

  Özsoy, Türkan ^a   Örnektekin, Sermin ^b  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Enrichment factor; Mersin; Northeastern Mediterranean; Red rain; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS TRAJECTORIES; ANALYZED ELEMENTS; ANTHROPOGENIC ORIGIN; AVERAGE VALUES; CRUSTAL ELEMENTS; CRUSTAL SOURCES; DUST TRANSPORT; EFFECT OF PH; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; ENRICHMENT FACTOR; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; MERSIN; NORTHEASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; PHASE DISTRIBUTION; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; RAIN EVENTS; RAINY DAYS; RED RAIN; SAMPLING PERIOD; SCAVENGING RATIOS; SEA SALT PARTICLES; SUBURBAN SITES;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; ALUMINUM; BARIUM; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; DUST; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; NICKEL; PH EFFECTS; POLLUTION; RAIN; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUBILITY; STRONTIUM; TRACE ANALYSIS; ZINC;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; RAINFALL; RAINWATER; SOLUBILITY; TRACE ELEMENT;

EURASIA; MERSIN [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 68949146878     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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