Role of traffic in atmospheric accumulation of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 502-510

  Gunawardena, Janaka ^a   Egodawatta, Prasanna ^a   Ayoko, Godwin A ^a   Goonetilleke, Ashantha ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Air quality; Heavy metals; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Total suspended particulate matter; Traffic emissions

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; GASPHASE; LEADED GASOLINE; PRIMARY SOURCES; RE-SUSPENSION; RESEARCH STUDIES; ROADSIDE SOILS; SAMPLING SITE; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; TRAFFIC SOURCES; TRAFFIC-RELATED;

AIR QUALITY; HEAVY METALS; LAND USE; MANGANESE;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GASOLINE; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ZINC;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; LAND USE; MANGANESE; NATURAL GAS; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RESUSPENSION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAS; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC;

EID: 84859645369     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.02.058     Document Type: Article

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