The duration of PM10 concentration in a large metropolitan area

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 137-146

  Lonati, Giovanni ^a   Cernuschi, Stefano ^a   Giugliano, Michele ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air quality; Empirical modelling; Exposure time; Milan; Particulate matter; Time structure; Urban area

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL MODELLING; EXPOSURE-TIME; MILAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME STRUCTURE; URBAN AREAS;

AIR QUALITY; TIME SERIES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

AIR QUALITY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METROPOLITAN AREA; PARTICULATE MATTER; THRESHOLD;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CITY; EVALUATION; ITALY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ITALY; LOMBARDY; MILAN; MILANO [LOMBARDY];

EID: 78449248378     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.09.033     Document Type: Article

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