Study on ambient concentrations of PM10, PM10-2.5, PM2.5 and gaseous pollutants. Trace elements and chemical speciation of atmospheric particulates

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 39, 2010, Pages 5244-5257

  Dongarra G ^a   Manno, E ^a   Varrica, D ^a   Lombardo, M ^a   Vultaggio, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Azienda Municipalizzata Igiene Ambientale (AMIA)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; BTX; PM10 and PM2.5; Secondary airborne particulate; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE; AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; AMMONIUM SULPHATE; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE; AVERAGE VALUES; BENZENE MEASUREMENTS; BTX; GAS CONCENTRATION; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; MARINE COMPONENTS; MASS CONCENTRATION; O-XYLENE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM10 AND PM2.5; SAMPLING SITE; TIME VARIATIONS; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; URBAN AIR POLLUTION; URBAN MONITORING; URBAN STATIONS; WATER-SOLUBLE IONS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AIR QUALITY; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BARIUM; BENZENE; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOG; IONS; LEAD; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLLUTION; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; ORTHO XYLENE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TOLUENE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TRACE ELEMENT; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ITALY; PALERMO [SICILY]; SICILY;

EID: 78049239872     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.08.041     Document Type: Article

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