Appraisal of measurement methods, chemical composition and sources of fine atmospheric particles over six different areas of Northern Belgium

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3421-3430

  Bencs, László ^a,e   Ravindra, Khaiwal ^a,b   De Hoog, Johan ^a   Spolnik, Zoya ^a   Bleux, Nico ^c   Berghmans, Patrick ^c   Deutsch, Felix ^c   Roekens, Edward ^d   Van Grieken, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^d Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij   (Belgium)

^e INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

EDXRF analysis; Heavy metals; Mineral content; Multivariate analysis; Non exhaust emission; PM10; Respirable particles; Soot

Indexed keywords

EDXRF ANALYSIS; EXHAUST EMISSION; MINERAL CONTENT; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; PM10; RESPIRABLE PARTICLES;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; COPPER; GRAVIMETERS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METAL ANALYSIS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; ORGANIC CARBON; SILICATE MINERALS; SOOT; ZINC;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

BROMINE; CARBON; CHLORIDE; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SULFUR; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HEAVY METAL; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOOT;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; GRAVIMETRY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; METAL INDUSTRY; OSCILLATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; BELGIUM; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS;

BELGIUM;

EID: 77956617158     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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