Study of geographical trends of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using pine needles

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 33, 2011, Pages 5988-5996

  Amigo, José Manuel ^a   Ratola, Nuno ^b   Alves, Arminda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Geographic information system; Pine needles; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Principal component analysis; Spatial trends

Indexed keywords

DRY WEIGHT; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL TRENDS; INDUSTRIAL SITES; MEAN VALUES; PINE NEEDLE; PINE NEEDLES; PINUS PINASTER; PINUS PINEA; PORTUGAL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; REMOTE LOCATION; REMOTE SITES; RURAL SITE; SAMPLING CAMPAIGNS; SAMPLING SITE; SITE TYPES; SPATIAL TRENDS; URBAN SITE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; DATA HANDLING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NEEDLES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RURAL AREAS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CONIFEROUS TREE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GIS; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; PAH; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CONIFER NEEDLE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PINE; PLANT; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SPRING; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

PORTUGAL;

PINUS PINASTER; PINUS PINEA;

EID: 80052569568     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.07.058     Document Type: Article

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