Particulate matter and gaseous pollutants in the Mediterranean Basin: Results from the MED-PARTICLES project

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 488-489, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 297-315

  Karanasiou, Angeliki ^a,j   Querol, X ^j   Alastuey, Andres ^a   Perez, N ^j   Pey, J ^j   Perrino, C ^j   Berti, G ^j   Gandini, M ^j   Poluzzi, V ^j   Ferrari, S ^j   de la Rosa, J ^j   Pascal, L ^j   Samoli, E ^j   Kelessis, A ^j   Sunyer, J ^j   Alessandrini, E ^j   Stafoggia, M ^j   Forastiere, F ^j   Angelini, P ^j   Bisanti, L ^j   Cadum, E ^j   Catrambone, M ^j   Chiusolo, M ^j   Davoli, M ^j   de'Donato, F ^j   Demaria, M ^j   Grosa, M ^j   Faustini, A ^j   Pandolfi, P ^j   Pelosini, R ^j   Pietrodangelo, A ^j   Pizzi, L ^j   Priod, G ^j   Randi, G ^j   Ranzi, A ^j   Rowinski, M ^j   Scarinzi, C ^j   Stivanello, E ^j   Zauli Sajani, S ^j   Dimakopoulou, K ^j   Elefteriadis, K ^j   Katsouyanni, K ^j   Maggos, T ^j   Michalopoulos, N ^j   Pateraki, S ^j   Petrakakis, M ^j   Rodopoulou, S ^j   Sypsa, V ^j   Artinano B ^j   Barrera Gomez J ^j   Basagana X ^j   Diaz, J ^j   Jacquemin, B ^j   Linares, C ^j   Ostro, B ^j   Tobias, A ^j   Bidondo, M ^j   Declercq, C ^j   Le Tertre, A ^j   Lozano, P ^j   Medina, S ^j   Pascal, M ^j   more..

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Regional Environmental Protection Agency   (Italy)

^d Centro Tematico Regionale Aree Urbane Arpa Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^f INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^h Municipality of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

ⁱ CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^j Department of Epidemiology Lazio Region ^*

more..

Author keywords

Aerosol; Air pollution; PM trends; Southern Europe

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; FOG; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); URBAN GROWTH;

CONCENTRATION LEVELS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TREND ANALYSIS; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXHAUST GAS; FRACTIONATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREECE; ITALY; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; CENTRAL MACEDONIA; GREECE; ITALY; LAZIO; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; THESSALONIKI [CENTRAL MACEDONIA]; TORINO [PIEDMONT]; TURIN;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; PM TRENDS; PM(10); PM(2.5); SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; ITALY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS;

EID: 84900812461     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.096     Document Type: Article

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