Mass and elemental distributions of atmospheric particles nearby blast furnace and electric arc furnace operated industrial areas in Australia

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 487, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 323-334

  Mohiuddin, Kazi ^a   Strezov, Vladimir ^a   Nelson, Peter F ^a   Stelcer, Eduard ^b   Evans, Tim ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air particles; Elemental distribution; Mass distribution; PIXE; Steelworks

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BLAST FURNACES; ELECTRIC FURNACE PROCESS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; IRON; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; URBAN GROWTH;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ELEMENTAL DISTRIBUTION; MASS DISTRIBUTION; PIXE; PROTON INDUCED X-RAY EMISSIONS; STEEL-MAKING INDUSTRIES; STEELWORKS;

INDUSTRY;

ALUMINUM; BROMINE; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SILICON; STRONTIUM; SULFUR; TITANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PARTICLE SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FURNACE; INDUSTRIAL AREA; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

AUSTRALIA;

AIR PARTICLES; ELEMENTAL DISTRIBUTION; MASS DISTRIBUTION; PIXE; STEELWORKS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84899678089     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.025     Document Type: Article

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