Buildings as repositories of hazardous pollutants of anthropogenic origin

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 248-249, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 451-460

  Prieto Taboada, N ^a   Ibarrondo, I ^a   Gomez Laserna O ^a   Martinez Arkarazo, I ^a   Olazabal, M A ^a   Madariaga, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Chemometric analysis; Pollutant repository; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ORIGIN; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CRUSTS; CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES; CONCENTRATION VALUES; HAZARDOUS POLLUTANTS; HIGH IMPACT; MATERIAL TYPES; NON-DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT REPOSITORY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); PYROLYTIC SOURCES; QUANTITATIVE RESULT; SOLUBLE SALTS; SULPHATES;

BUILDING MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GOLD; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; NITRATE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SCANDIUM; STRONTIUM; SULFATE; ZINC;

ACCUMULATION RATE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ARSENIC; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHROMIUM; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MORTAR; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PAH; PCB; PYROLYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SULFATE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS; DANGEROUS GOODS; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ARSENIC; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SALTS; SPAIN;

EID: 84873635512     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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