An investigation on heavy metals in an industrial area in Greece

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 785-794

  Razos, P ^a   Christides, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Bureau of Pollution and Environmental Quality Control of Development Association of Thriassion Plain   (Greece)

Author keywords

Correlation analysis; Gent stacked; PM 10; PM 2.5; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; HEAVY METAL; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACE METAL;

GREECE;

EID: 84855561329     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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