Analysis of the air pollution climate at a background site in the Po valley

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 552-563

  Bigi, Alessandro ^a   Ghermandi, Grazia ^a   Harrison, Roy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRAVIMETRY; HUMAN; ITALY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84857223208     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: 14640333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1em10728c     Document Type: Article

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