Relationship between concentrations of heavy metals in wet precipitation and atmospheric PM 10 particles in Zanjan, Iran

Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-56

  Farahmandkia, Z ^a   Mehrasbi, M R ^a   Sekhavatjou, M S ^b  

^a ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Iran; PM 10; Wet precipitation; Zanjan

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RAINWATER; TRAFFIC EMISSION; WATER QUALITY;

IRAN; ZANJAN;

EID: 82055173013     PISSN: 17351979     EISSN: 17352746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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