Contribution of residential wood combustion to PM10 levels in Portugal

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 642-651

  Borrego, C ^a   Valente, J ^a   Carvalho, A ^a   Sa E ^a   Lopes, M ^a   Miranda, A I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Air quality modelling; PM10 concentrations; PM10 emissions; Residential combustion

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR QUALITY MODELLING; AIR QUALITY MODELLING SYSTEM; AIR QUALITY PLAN; CONCENTRATION VALUES; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; FINE PARTICLES; LIMIT VALUES; PM EMISSIONS; PM10 CONCENTRATION; PM10 EMISSIONS; PORTUGAL; RESIDENTIAL COMBUSTION; RESIDENTIAL WOOD COMBUSTIONS; WINTER MONTHS;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WOOD;

SMOKE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; MODELING; PARTICULATE MATTER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WOOD;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; WOOD;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; EMISSION; IMPURITIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SMOKE; WOOD;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL;

EID: 74849117833     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.11.020     Document Type: Article

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