Investigation of aerosol number concentration in Jonava town

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-59

  Vyziene, Raminta ^a   Girgždys, Aloyzas ^b  

^a Lithuanian Environmental Investment Fund   (Lithuania)

^b VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Aerosol number concentration; Average 24 hour variation; Background pollution; Diurnal variation; Linear relation; Particulate matter (PM10) mass concentration; Urban pollution

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE 24-HOUR VARIATION; BACKGROUND POLLUTION; DIURNAL VARIATION; LINEAR RELATION; PARTICULATE MATTER (PM10) MASS CONCENTRATION; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; MONITORING; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; POLLUTION; WIND EFFECTS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

EID: 70349598799     PISSN: 16486897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1648-6897.2009.17.51-59     Document Type: Article

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