Concentrations of particulate matter and arsenic in Bor (Serbia)

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 181, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 43-51

  Serbula S M ^a   Antonijevic M M ^a   Milosevic N M ^b   Milic S M ^a   Ilic A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Mining and Metallurgy Institute   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Arsenic; Monitoring; PM10; Suspended particulate matter

Indexed keywords

LIMIT VALUES; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM10; SAMPLING SITE; SUBURBAN AREAS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; URBAN AREAS;

AIR QUALITY; ARSENIC; INDUSTRY; MONITORING; PARKS; POLLUTION; RURAL AREAS; SMELTING;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC; AIR POLLUTANT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARSENIC; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SMELTING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; HEALTH HAZARD; INDUSTRIAL AREA; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SERBIA; SMELTER; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALLURGY; PROCEDURES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ARSENIC; CITIES; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALLURGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SERBIA;

BOR; SERBIA;

EID: 77954562798     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.04.065     Document Type: Article

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