Seasonal variations in the chemical composition of particulate matter: A case study in the Po Valley. Part I: Macro-components and mass closure

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3999-4009

  Perrino, C ^a   Catrambone, M ^a   Dalla Torre, S ^a   Rantica, E ^a   Sargolini, T ^a   Canepari, S ^a,b  

^a CNR Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric stability; Chemical speciation; Mass closure; Particulate matter; Po Valley

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FRACTIONATION; HEATING; NITROGEN COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ITALY; PO VALLEY;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; CARBON; INORGANIC COMPOUND; ION; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; HEATING; ITALY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASON; STATISTICS;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEATING; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; IONS; ITALY; NITRATES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84895878172     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2067-1     Document Type: Article

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