Role of levoglucosan as a tracer of wood combustion in an alpine region

Environmental Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 989-994

  Rada, Elena Cristina ^a   Ragazzi, Marco ^a   Malloci, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air quality; Combustion; Levoglucosan; Particulate matter; Wood

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COMBUSTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; ALPINE REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DECISION MAKERS; DOMESTIC HEATING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; LEVOGLUCOSAN; MULTI-STEP; PARTICULATE MATTER; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SUMMER SEASON; URBAN AREAS; URBAN SITE; WOOD COMBUSTION;

WOOD;

LEVOGLUCOSAN;

AIR QUALITY; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; DECISION MAKING; MOUNTAIN REGION; PARTICULATE MATTER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TRACER; WOOD;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; RURAL AREA; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WINTER; WOOD;

ITALY;

EID: 84860709776     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2011.604858     Document Type: Article

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