Levels, chemical composition and sources of fine aerosol particles (PM1) in an area of the Mediterranean basin

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 884-895

  Caggiano, Rosa ^a   Macchiato, Maria ^b   Trippetta, Serena ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CNISM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerosol particles; Back trajectories; Long range transport; Source identification; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; AEROSOL PARTICLES; AIR MASS ORIGIN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT; FINE AEROSOLS; GROUND LEVEL; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; LOCAL EMISSIONS; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MEAN VALUES; MEDIAN VALUE; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; RE-SUSPENSION; SOIL DUST; SOURCE IDENTIFICATION; SOUTHERN ITALY; STANDARD DEVIATION; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SODIUM; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TITANIUM; ZINC;

AEROSOL; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; EXHAUST GAS; GRAVIMETRY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; ITALY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; METALS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 71849097855     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.10.064     Document Type: Article

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