Evidence of biomass burning aerosols in the Barcelona urban environment during winter time

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 81-88

  Viana, M ^a   Reche, C ^a   Amato, F ^a   Alastuey, A ^a   Querol, X ^a   Moreno, T ^a   Lucarelli, F ^b   Nava, S ^b   Calzolai, G ^b   Chiari, M ^b   Rico, M ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aged aerosols; Agricultural; PMF; Regional scale transport; Secondary organic aerosol; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; DUST; RURAL AREAS; URBAN PLANNING;

AGRICULTURAL; PMF; REGIONAL-SCALE TRANSPORT; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ALUMINUM; BLACK CARBON; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR; TIN; VANADIUM; ZINC;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR SAMPLING; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; TRACER; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WINTER;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS BURNING AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSTRUCTION WORK; EXHAUST GAS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84875626292     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.02.031     Document Type: Article

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