Dispersion of particle numbers and elemental carbon from road traffic, a harbour and an airstrip in the Netherlands

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 320-327

  Keuken, M P ^a   Henzing, J S ^a   Zandveld, P ^a   van den Elshout, S ^b   Karl, M ^c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b DCMR Environmental Protection Agency Rijnmond   (Netherlands)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Combustion aerosol; Dispersion modelling; EC; PNC; Urban air quality

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; CITY SCALE; COMBUSTION EMISSIONS; DISPERSION MODELLING; EC; ELEMENTAL CARBON; HEALTH IMPACT; NETHERLANDS; NUCLEATION PARTICLES; PARTICLE NUMBERS; PNC; RELATIVE VALUE; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; ROAD TRAFFIC; ROTTERDAM; SIZE-RESOLVED PARTICLES; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TRANSPORT ACTIVITY; URBAN AIR QUALITY; URBAN POPULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CARBON; COMBUSTION; DISPERSIONS; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; HARBOR; HEALTH RISK; MOTORWAY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84860626575     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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