PM2.5 measurements in a Mediterranean site: Two typical cases

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 157-166

  Caggiano, Rosa ^a   Fiore, Saverio ^a   Lettino, Antonio ^a   Macchiato, Maria ^b   Sabia, Serena ^a   Trippetta, Serena ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerosol particles; Minerals; Saharan dust; SEM; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PARTICLES; ANTHROPOGENIC CONTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONCENTRATION VALUES; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MASS CONCENTRATION; MEAN VALUES; METALLIC ELEMENTS; MINERALOGICAL FEATURES; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; PM2.5 MASS; ROUGH SURFACES; SAHARAN DUST; SAMPLING PERIOD; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SOUTHERN ITALY; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHROMIUM; DUST; KAOLIN; KAOLINITE; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MINERALS; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

COPPER;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DUST; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 80052860013     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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