A study to discriminate local, urban and regional source contributions to the particulate matter concentrations in the city of Dresden, Germany

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 199-231

  Gnauk, T ^a   Muller K ^a   Bruggemann E ^a   Birmili, W ^a   Weinhold, K ^a   Van Pinxteren, D ^a   Loschau G ^a   Spindler, G ^a   Herrmann, H ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical characterization; Health protection measures; Long range transport; PM 10 EU threshold value; Size segregated particle sampling; Source attribution

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CARBON; IRON; NITRATE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SILICON; SULFATE; TITANIUM;

AMMONIUM; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INFLOW; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; NITRATE; PAH; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SILICON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE; TRACE METAL; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMANY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA;

DRESDEN; GERMANY; SAXONY;

EID: 84863198343     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: 15730662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-012-9216-7     Document Type: Article

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