Sixteen-year air quality data analysis of a high environmental risk area in Southern Italy

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 183, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 555-570

  Mangia, Cristina ^a   Bruni, Antonella ^b   Cervino, Marco ^c   Gianicolo, Emilio A L ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brindisi; Nitrogen dioxide; Total suspended particulate; Urban and industrial pollution; Wind directions

Indexed keywords

BRINDISI; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES; URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION; WIND DIRECTIONS;

AIR QUALITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRY; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

QUALITY CONTROL;

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN POLLUTION; WIND DIRECTION;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ITALY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

BRINDISI; ITALY; PUGLIA;

EID: 82455175284     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-1940-y     Document Type: Article

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