European regulation of ambient fine particles: Why the overall mass concentration is no longer the only right metric

Environnement, Risques et Sante

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 385-394

  Joos, Éric ^a   Guillossou, Gaëlle ^a  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Particulate matter; Polycyclic hydrocarbons, aromatic

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUROPE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH STATUS; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80055109522     PISSN: 16350421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ers.2011.0483     Document Type: Article

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