The use of levoglucosan for tracing biomass burning in PM2.5 samples in Tuscany (Italy)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 167, Issue , 2012, Pages 7-15

  Giannoni, Martina ^a   Martellini, Tania ^a   Del Bubba, Massimo ^a   Gambaro, Andrea ^b   Zangrando, Roberta ^b   Chiari, Massimo ^c   Lepri, Luciano ^a   Cincinelli, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Levoglucosan; Particulate matter; Urban aerosol

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BIOMASS-BURNING; COLD SEASON; DOMESTIC HEATING; LEVOGLUCOSAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIMARY PARTICLES; TUSCANY; URBAN AEROSOLS; WOOD BURNING;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

BIOMASS;

CARBON; LEVOGLUCOSAN; ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL; ANNUAL CYCLE; BIOMASS BURNING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN POLLUTION;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS BURNING; BURN; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; COLD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HEATING; ITALY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GLUCOSE; INCINERATION; ITALY; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ITALY; TUSCANY;

EID: 84860535466     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.03.016     Document Type: Article

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