Cocaine and other illicit drugs in airborne particulates in urban environments: A reflection of social conduct and population size

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1241-1247

  Viana, M ^a,f   Postigo, C ^a   Querol, X ^a   Alastuey, A ^a   Lopez De Alda M J ^a   Barcelo D ^a,b   Artinano B ^c   Lopez Mahia P ^d   Garcia Gacio D ^d   Cots, N ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c CIEMAT   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Illicit drugs; PM2.5; Spain

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER; CANNABINOIDS; COCAINE; DRUG ABUSE; EMISSION SOURCES; ILLICIT DRUG; PM2.5; POPULATION SIZES; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; SPAIN; TEMPORAL TRENDS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

URBAN PLANNING;

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; BENZOYLECGONINE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; EPHEDRINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE;

DRUG; DRUGS TRADE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION SIZE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAFFICKING; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG TRAFFIC; DRUG USE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION SIZE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN AREA;

CITIES; COCAINE; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

SPAIN;

EID: 79954422575     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.01.032     Document Type: Article

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