Assessment of chemical and mineralogical characteristics of airborne dust in the Sistan region, Iran

Chemosphere

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 227-236

  Rashki, A ^a,b   Eriksson, P G ^a   Rautenbach, C J de W ^a   Kaskaoutis, D G ^c   Grote, W ^a   Dykstra, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^c SHARDA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aeolian dust; Dust chemistry; Hamoun lakes; Iran; Mineralogical composition; Sistan

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCITE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FELDSPAR; HEMATITE; LAKES; MAGNESIA; MICA; SILICA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; STORMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

AEOLIAN DUSTS; DUST CHEMISTRY; IRAN; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; SISTAN;

DUST;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CALCIUM SULFATE; CHLORITE; DOLOMITE; ENSTATITE; HALITE; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; MICROCLINE; MINERAL; MUSCOVITE; PLAGIOCLASE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DUST; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; HEALTH RISK; MINERAL; MINERALOGY; OXIDE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; TOPSOIL; WIND EROSION;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUST; IRAN; MINERALOGY; SOIL ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

IRAN;

EID: 84869874677     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.06.059     Document Type: Article

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