Airborne particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and associated metals in urban Turkey

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-242

  Kendall, Michaela ^a   Pala, Kayihan ^b   Ucakli, Sumru ^b   Gucer, Seref ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c TUBITAK BUTAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Particulate matter (PM); Particulate associated metals; PM10; PM2.5; Public health; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPLIANCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLER; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN POLLUTION;

BURSA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 80051690982     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-010-0129-9     Document Type: Article

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