Levels, sources and seasonality of coarse particles (PM 10-PM 2.5) in three European capitals - Implications for particulate pollution control

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 337-347

  Kassomenos, P ^a   Vardoulakis, S ^b   Chaloulakou, A ^c   Grivas, G ^c   Borge, R ^d   Lumbreras, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coarse particles; Particulate matter; Resuspension; Urban atmosphere; Vehicle emissions

Indexed keywords

COARSE PARTICLES; PARTICULATE MATTER; RE-SUSPENSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERES; VEHICLE EMISSION;

AIR QUALITY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AERODYNAMICS; AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CAPITAL CITY; CONSTRUCTION; DUST; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; METEOROLOGY; MORTALITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUARRYING; RESUSPENSION; SEASONALITY; SPRAY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DUST; INDUSTRY; METEOROLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WIND;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; ENGLAND; GREECE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; MADRID [SPAIN]; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859396658     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.02.051     Document Type: Article

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