Markers and influence of open biomass burning on atmospheric particulate size and composition during a major bonfire event

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 218-225

  Vassura, Ivano ^a   Venturini, Elisa ^a   Marchetti, Sara ^a   Piazzalunga, Andrea ^b   Bernardi, Elena ^a   Fermo, Paola ^c   Passarini, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass combustion; Levoglucosan; Open fire; Particulate chemical composition; Rimini

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; COMBUSTION; FIRES; LEAD; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SMOKE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE; BIOMASS COMBUSTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; LEVOGLUCOSAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; RIMINI; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; CADMIUM; CARBON; CUPROUS ION; LEAD; LEVOGLUCOSAN; NICKEL; NITRATE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM ION; SULFATE;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; FIRE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SMOKE; TRACER; WOOD;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ASH; ATMOSPHERE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; BURN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LIMIT OF DETECTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBURBAN AREA; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84887173878     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.10.037     Document Type: Article

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