Ultrafine particle and fine trace metal (As, Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) pollution episodes induced by industrial emissions in Huelva, SW Spain

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 61, Issue , 2012, Pages 507-517

  Fernandez Camacho R ^a   Rodriguez S ^a,b   de la Rosa, J ^a   Sanchez de la Campa A M ^a   Alastuey, A ^c   Querol, X ^c   Gonzalez Castanedo Y ^a   Garcia Orellana, I ^d   Nava, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b Santa Cruz de Tenerife   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^d CENTRO NACIONAL DE ACELERADORES   (Spain)

^e INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Cadmium; Industrial emissions; Ultrafine particles; Vehicle exhausts

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; AMBIENT AIR; BLACK CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; FERTILIZER PRODUCTION; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HUMAN HEALTH; IN-VEHICLE; INDUSTRIAL CITY; LIMIT VALUES; OIL REFINERIES; PARTICLE NUMBERS; POLLUTION EPISODES; SW SPAIN; TOXIC TRACE METALS; TRACE METAL; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; URBAN AIR QUALITY; VEHICLE EXHAUST EMISSIONS; VEHICLE EXHAUSTS;

AIR POLLUTION; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; FOG; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LEAD; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; VEHICLES; ZINC;

COPPER;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM SULFATE; ARSENIC; BLACK CARBON; BROMINE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FERTILIZER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SELENIUM; SILICON; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TITANIUM; ZINC;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARSENIC; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CADMIUM; FUMIGATION; HEALTH IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STANDARD (REGULATION); TRACE METAL; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EUROPE; GAS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MOTOR VEHICLE; OIL INDUSTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SUNLIGHT; TRAFFIC;

ANDALUCIA; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; SPAIN;

EID: 84865308946     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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