Spatial distribution and potential sources of trace elements in PM10 monitored in urban and rural sites of Piedmont Region

Chemosphere

Volumn 145, Issue , 2016, Pages 495-507

  Padoan, Elio ^a   Malandrino, Mery ^a   Giacomino, Agnese ^a   Grosa, Mauro M ^b   Lollobrigida, Francesco ^b   Martini, Sara ^b   Abollino, Ornella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemometric processing; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Piedmont; Spatial variability; Trace elements in PM10

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LANDFORMS; METAL ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RURAL AREAS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CHEMOMETRICES; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; EUROPEAN LEGISLATION; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; PIEDMONT; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; URBAN AND RURAL SITES;

URBAN GROWTH;

CALCIUM; CEMENT; POTASSIUM ION; TRACE ELEMENT; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; EXHAUST GAS; HEAVY METAL; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS BURNING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RURAL AREA; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACE ELEMENT; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; DATA ANALYSIS; EXHAUST GAS; LAW; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; WINTER; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; ITALY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; SEASON;

ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY];

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; ITALY; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH; SEASONS; TRACE ELEMENTS; URBAN HEALTH; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84960158043     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.11.094     Document Type: Article

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