A preliminary study on ambient levels of carbonyls, benzene, toluene and xylene in the south-west of the Iberian Peninsula (Huelva coast), Spain

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 289-299

  Villanueva, Florentina ^a,b   Notario, Alberto ^a   Adame, José Antonio ^c   Millán, María Cruz ^a   Mabilia, Rosanna ^d   Albaladejo, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b Albacete Science and Technology Park   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

air quality; aldehydes; passive methods; pollution; volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETONE; AIR QUALITY; ALDEHYDES; BENZENE; FORMALDEHYDE; POLLUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

BIOGENIC EMISSION; CONCENTRATION RATIO; IBERIAN PENINSULA; INDUSTRIAL AREA; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MINIMUM VALUE; NATIONAL PARKS; PASSIVE METHODS; PRELIMINARY STUDIES; PROPANAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC);

TOLUENE;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETONE; ALDEHYDE; BENZENE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; META XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; PROPIONALDEHYDE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); METEOROLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 84873579723     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2012.692719     Document Type: Article

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