Contribution of wood combustion to PAH and PCDD/F concentrations in two urban sites in Northern Italy

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 30-40

  Piazzalunga, Andrea ^a   Anzano, Manuela ^a   Collina, Elena ^a   Lasagni, Marina ^a   Lollobrigida, Francesco ^b   Pannocchia, Antonella ^b   Fermo, Paola ^c   Pitea, Demetrio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzo a pyrene; Levoglucosan; Particulate matter; Polychlorodibenzo p dioxins and polychlorodibenzofurans; Source apportionment; Wood burning

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PYRENE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WOOD;

BENZO [A] PYRENE; LEVOGLUCOSAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND POLYCHLORODIBENZOFURANS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; WOOD BURNING;

URBAN GROWTH;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; LEVOGLUCOSAN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUELWOOD; ORGANIC CARBON; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PYRENE; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; TRACER; URBAN AREA; WOOD;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA; WOOD COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTION; ENERGY; IMPURITIES; ITALY; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; WOOD;

ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SUSA VALLEY; TORINO [PIEDMONT];

EID: 84871970738     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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