Forest Filter Effect: Role of leaves in capturing/releasing air particulate matter and its associated PAHs

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 378-384

  Terzaghi, Elisa ^a   Wild, Edward ^b   Zacchello, Gabriele ^a   Cerabolini, Bruno E L ^a   Jones, Kevin C ^b   Di Guardo, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forest Filter Effect; KP; KPA; Particulate matter; PBL; PBL height; SVOCs; TPEM

Indexed keywords

FOREST FILTER EFFECTS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PBL; PBL HEIGHT; SVOCS; TPEM;

ANTHRACENE; DEPOSITION; FORESTRY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SOIL POLLUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

VEGETATION;

PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONTROL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; ENCAPSULATION; FILTER; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTHRACENES; DEPOSITION; FORESTRY; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PLANTS; POLLUTION; VOC;

EID: 84877326630     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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