Nanometric-sized atmospheric particulate studied by magnetic analyses

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 450-459

  Saragnese, F ^a   Lanci, L ^b,c   Lanza, R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^c ALP Alpine Laboratory of Paleomagnetism   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic pollution; Environmental magnetism; Particulate matter; Superparamagnetism

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE; COERCIVITIES; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNETISM; GRAINSIZE; MAGNETIC ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS; MAGNETIC MINERALS; MAGNETIC PARTICLE; MAGNETIC TECHNIQUES; NANOMETRIC DIMENSIONS; NANOMETRICS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPHERICAL SHAPE; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC PARTICLES; ULTRAFINE;

COERCIVE FORCE; FILTRATION; MAGNETIC BUBBLES; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETITE; METAL ANALYSIS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

IRON; MAGNETITE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COMBUSTION; FILTER; MAGMATISM; MAGNETIC METHOD; MAGNETITE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ITALY; MAGNETISM; NANOANALYSIS; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; TORINO [PIEDMONT];

EID: 78649735546     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.09.057     Document Type: Article

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