Chemical composition of fine particles in Mexico City during 2003-2004

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 477-483

  Vega, Elizabeth ^a   Ruiz, Hugo ^a   Escalona, Sergio ^a   Cervantes, Alma ^a   Lopez Veneroni, Diego ^a   Gonzalez Avalos, Eugenio ^a   Sanchez Reyna, Gabriela ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Chemical composition; Mexico City

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856561003     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5094/APR.2011.054     Document Type: Article

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