Evaluation of biomass burning across North West Europe and its impact on air quality

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 141, Issue , 2016, Pages 276-286

  Cordell, R L ^a   Mazet, M ^a   Dechoux, C ^a   Hama, S M L ^a,b   Staelens, J ^c   Hofman, J ^c,d   Stroobants, C ^c   Roekens, E ^c   Kos, G P A ^e   Weijers, E P ^e   Frumau, K F A ^e   Panteliadis, P ^f   Delaunay, T ^g   Wyche, K P ^h   Monks, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SULAIMANI   (Iraq)

^c Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e TNO   (Netherlands)

^f DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Netherlands)

^g ATMO   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Levoglucosan; Monosaccharide anhydrides; North West Europe; PM10

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; COMBUSTION; POLLUTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BIOMASS-BURNING; LEVOGLUCOSAN; MONOSACCHARIDE ANHYDRIDES; NORTH-WEST EUROPE; USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES; VALIDATION MEASUREMENTS;

BIOMASS;

BLACK CARBON; LEVOGLUCOSAN;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EUROPEAN UNION; MONOSACCHARIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONALITY;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BELGIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LOW TEMPERATURE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NETHERLANDS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

BELGIUM; ENGLAND; LEICESTER [ENGLAND]; NETHERLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84989909753     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.06.065     Document Type: Article

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