Inter-annual and seasonal variability in PM10 samples monitored in the city of Turin (Italy) from 2002 to 2005

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 76-85

  Malandrino, Mery ^a   Di Martino, Massimo ^b   Ghiotti, Giovanna ^a   Geobaldo, Francesco ^c   Grosa, Mauro M ^b   Giacomino, Agnese ^a   Abollino, Ornella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elements in PM10; Hierarchical cluster analysis; PM10; Principal component analysis; Turin (Piedmont Region, Italy)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872191167     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2012.05.026     Document Type: Article

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