PM10 concentrations and the size distribution of Cu and Fe-containing particles in Istanbul's subway system

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-53

  Şahin, Ülkü Alver ^a   Onat, Burcu ^a   Stakeeva, Baktygul ^a   Ceran, Tuba ^b   Karim, Pinar ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Istanbul Transportation Company   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fe containing particle; Istanbul; PM10; Size distribution; Subway

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RAILROADS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUBWAY STATIONS;

FE-CONTAINING PARTICLES; ISTANBUL; METRO STATIONS; PM10; PM10 CONCENTRATION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SUBWAY SYSTEMS; URBAN AIR QUALITY;

SUBWAYS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; PARTICLE SIZE; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ISTANBUL [ISTANBUL (PRV)]; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 80655125211     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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