Ionic composition of PM2.5 at urban sites of northern Greece: Secondary inorganic aerosol formation

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 4995-5006

  Voutsa, D ^a   Samara, C ^a   Manoli, E ^a   Lazarou, D ^a   Tzoumaka, P ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Environmental Department   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrate; Chloride depletion; Marine aerosol; Neutralization; NOR; SIA; SOR; Urban aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; CATION; CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); IONIC COMPOSITION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NEUTRALIZATION; NITRATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFATE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

CENTRAL MACEDONIA; GREECE; THESSALONIKI [CENTRAL MACEDONIA];

THESSALONIKI;

ION; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; IONS; NITRATES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFATES;

EID: 84897043198     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2445-8     Document Type: Article

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