Magnetic properties and correlation with heavy metals in urban street dust: A case study from the city of Lanzhou, China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 289-298

  Wang, Guan ^a,b   Oldfield, Frank ^c   Xia, Dunsheng ^a   Chen, Fahu ^a   Liu, Xiuming ^a,d   Zhang, Weiguo ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heavy metal; Lanzhou city; Magnetic properties; Street dust

Indexed keywords

ARID AREA; FERRIMAGNETIC MINERALS; GEOCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIAL CITY; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS; LANZHOU CITY; MAGNETIC CONCENTRATION; MAGNETIC MINERALS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SINGLE-DOMAIN SIZE; STREET DUST; STUDY AREAS; URBAN STREET DUSTS;

ARID REGIONS; BARIUM; BISMUTH; CHROMIUM; DUST; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRY; LEAD; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETISM; MANGANESE; METALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; ZINC;

COPPER;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BISMUTH; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; TITANIUM; ZINC;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR SAMPLING; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DUST; EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHINA; GANSU; LANZHOU;

EID: 82955212833     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.09.059     Document Type: Article

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