Receptor modelling of airborne particulate matter in the vicinity of a major steelworks site

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 490, Issue , 2014, Pages 488-500

  Taiwo, A M ^a   Beddows, D C S ^a   Calzolai, G ^c,e   Harrison, Roy M ^a,f   Lucarelli, F ^c,d   Nava, S ^f   Shi, Z ^a   Valli, G ^b,d   Vecchi, R ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^f KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hourly resolution; ME 2; Receptor modelling; Source apportionment; Steelworks

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BASIC OXYGEN CONVERTERS; BLAST FURNACES; FACTOR ANALYSIS; SINTERING; STEEL; STEEL CONSTRUCTION;

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; AMBIENT PARTICULATE MATTER; ME-2; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PARTICLE INDUCED X-RAY EMISSION; RECEPTOR MODELLING; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; STEELWORKS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BROMIDE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ION; CHLORINE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ION; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM ION; RUBIDIUM; SELENIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; SODIUM ION; STRONTIUM; SULFUR; TITANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER; STEEL;

AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACE METAL;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BASIC OXYGEN FURNACE; BLAST FURNACE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FURNACE; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; MULTILINEAR ENGINE RECEPTOR MODEL; PARTICLE INDUCED X RAY EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALLURGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

SOUTH WALES; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALLURGY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; STEEL; WALES;

EID: 84901401733     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.118     Document Type: Article

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