Spatial variations of PAH, hopanes/steranes and EC/OC concentrations within and between European study areas

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 239-248

  Jedynska, Aleksandra ^a   Hoek, Gerard ^b   Eeftens, Marloes ^b,q,r   Cyrys, Josef ^c,d   Keuken, Menno ^a   Ampe, Christophe ^e   Beelen, Rob ^b   Cesaroni, Giulia ^f   Forastiere, Francesco ^f   Cirach, Marta ^g,h,i   de Hoogh, Kees ^j   De Nazelle, Audrey ^g,j   Madsen, Christian ^k   Declercq, Christophe ^l   Eriksen, Kirsten T ^m   Katsouyanni, Klea ⁿ   Akhlaghi, Helgah Makarem ^a   Lanki, Timo ^o   Meliefste, Kees ^a   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark ^g,h,i   Oldenwening, Marieke ^b   Pennanen, Arto ^o   Raaschou Nielsen, Ole ^m   Brunekreef, Bert ^b,p   Kooter, Ingeborg M ^a   more..

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^e AIRPARIF   (France)

^f DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Italy)

^g CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

ⁱ CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^j IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^k NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^l French Institute for Public Health Surveillance InVS   (France)

^m DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^o NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^p UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^q SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^r UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

more..

Author keywords

EC; Hopanes steranes; OC; PAH; PM2.5; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; EC; HOPANES; LIMITED INFORMATION; OC; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON (PAH); SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STANDARDIZED MEASUREMENT;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

URBAN GROWTH;

LEVOGLUCOSAN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ALKANE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON; CONCEALMENT BEHAVIOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH IMPACT; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EFFECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENMARK; FRANCE; GREECE; ITALY; MASS; MEASUREMENT; NETHERLANDS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

EUROPE;

EID: 84896871022     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.01.026     Document Type: Article

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