Integration of an atmospheric dispersion model with a dynamic multimedia fate model: Development and illustration

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 164, Issue , 2012, Pages 182-187

  Morselli, Melissa ^a   Ghirardello, Davide ^a   Semplice, Matteo ^a   Raspa, Giuseppe ^b   Di Guardo, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

AERMOD; Boundary layer; Diel variation; Fugacity; PAH

Indexed keywords

AERMOD; AIR CONCENTRATIONS; AIR DISPERSION MODEL; AIR-SURFACE EXCHANGES; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODELS; DEVELOPED MODEL; DIEL VARIATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FATE MODEL; FUGACITY; INTEGRATED MODELS; LOCAL EMISSIONS; LOCAL SCALE; MODELING APPROACH; NORTHERN ITALY; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; POINT SOURCES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); RAPID CHANGES; SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SHORT-TERM VARIATIONS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ATMOSPHERICS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PAH; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ITALY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL POLLUTANT; SUMMER; WIND; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ITALY;

EID: 84857230754     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.01.039     Document Type: Article

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