Airborne psychotropic substances in eight Italian big cities: Burdens and behaviours

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 171, Issue , 2012, Pages 140-147

  Cecinato, Angelo ^a   Balducci, Catia ^a   Romagnoli, Paola ^a   Perilli, Mattia ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airborne particulate; Ariadrugs Project; Atmospheric toxicants; Illicit compounds; Psychotropic substances; Urban air

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE; ARIADRUGS PROJECT; ILLICIT COMPOUNDS; PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES; URBAN AIR;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POLLUTION;

PYRIDINE;

CAFFEINE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; NICOTINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ITALY; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CAFFEINE; CITIES; COCAINE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NICOTINE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SEASONS;

ITALY; PALERMO [PALERMO (PRV)]; PALERMO [SICILY]; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SICILY; TORINO [PIEDMONT]; TURIN;

EID: 84865100541     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.07.033     Document Type: Article

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