Particle-size distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the urban agglomeration of Thessaloniki, northern Greece

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 104, Issue , 2015, Pages 176-185

  Besis, Athanasios ^a   Botsaropoulou, Elisavet ^a   Voutsa, Dimitra ^a   Samara, Constantini ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Human exposure; Intake; Particle size distribution; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Urban atmosphere

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ETHERS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

GREECE; HUMAN EXPOSURES; INTAKE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDES); URBAN ATMOSPHERES;

URBAN GROWTH;

POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATE; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DIURNAL VARIATION; HEALTH RISK; PARTICLE SIZE; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN ECONOMY;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ALUMINUM FOIL; ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; GREECE; HUMIDITY; INCINERATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

CENTRAL MACEDONIA; GREECE; THESSALONIKI [CENTRAL MACEDONIA];

EID: 84920895739     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.01.019     Document Type: Article

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