PM2.5 chemical composition in five European Mediterranean cities: A 1-year study

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 155, Issue , 2015, Pages 102-117

  Salameh, Dalia ^a,b   Detournay, Anais ^a,c   Pey, Jorge ^a,d   Pérez, Noemi ^d   Liguori, Francesca ^e   Saraga, Dikaia ^f,g   Bove, Maria Chiara ^h   Brotto, Paolo ^h   Cassola, Federico ^h   Massabò, Dario ^h   Latella, Aurelio ^e   Pillon, Silvia ^e   Formenton, Gianni ^e   Patti, Salvatore ^e   Armengaud, Alexandre ⁱ   Piga, Damien ⁱ   Jaffrezo, Jean Luc ^j   Bartzis, John ^f   Tolis, Evangelos ^f   Prati, Paolo ^h   Querol, Xavier ^d   Wortham, Henri ^a   Marchand, Nicolas ^a   more..

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

^b French Environment and Energy Management Agency 20   (France)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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

^e ARPA Veneto   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^g INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^h INFN SEZIONE DI GENOVA   (Italy)

ⁱ Air Quality Monitoring Associations (AASQA) Airparif   (France)

^j UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

more..

Author keywords

Aerosol composition; Air quality; Biomass combustion; Long monitoring campaigns; Mediterranean cities; Pollution episodes

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS COMBUSTION; LONG MONITORING CAMPAIGNS; MEDITERRANEAN CITIES; POLLUTION EPISODES;

COMBUSTION;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AGING; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS; MIXING; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

BARCELONA [BARCELONA (PRV)]; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; BOUCHES DU RHONE; CATALONIA; CENTRAL MACEDONIA; FRANCE; GENOA; GENOVA; GREECE; ITALY; LIGURIA; MARSEILLES; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; SPAIN; THESSALONIKI [CENTRAL MACEDONIA]; THESSALONIKI [THESSALONIKI (DPR)]; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE;

EID: 84919941338     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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