Seasonal variation of PAHs concentration and source attribution through diagnostic ratios analysis

Urban Climate

Volumn 22, Issue , 2017, Pages 19-34

  Finardi, S ^a   Radice, P ^a   Cecinato, A ^b   Gariazzo, C ^c   Gherardi, M ^c   Romagnoli, P ^b  

^a ARIANET Srl   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzo a pyrene BaP; Diagnostic (concentration) ratios; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH; Source apportionment; Urban air pollution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951943160     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2015.12.001     Document Type: Article

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