Variations in time and space of trace metal aerosol concentrations in urban areas and their surroundings

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 9415-9430

  Moreno, T ^a   Querol, X ^a   Alastuey, A ^a   Reche, C ^a   Cusack, M ^a   Amato, F ^a   Pandolfi, M ^a   Pey, J ^a   Richard, A ^b   Prevt A S H ^b   Furger, M ^b   Gibbons, W ^c  

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

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c AP 23075   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PARAMETERIZATION; SEA BREEZE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRACE METAL;

BARCELONA [BARCELONA (PRV)]; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 80052756967     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-9415-2011     Document Type: Article

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