Concentrations of selected toxic elements in airborne particulates of Patras, Greece

Global Nest Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-118

  Bloutsos, A A ^a   Yannopoulos, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Factor analysis; Flameless atomic absorption spectrometry; Heavy metals; Lead; Manganese and cadmium in TSP; Nickel; Urban Suburban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861163390     PISSN: 11084006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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