A comparative review of PM levels, sources, and their likely fates in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Environmental Science and Engineering (Subseries: Environmental Science)

Volumn , Issue 9783642122774, 2011, Pages 3-17

  Saliba, Najat A ^a   Massoud, Rawad ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; DUST; MARINE POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); STORMS; TRAPPED IONS;

ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL PROCESS; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; HEALTH IMPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEMI-ARID REGION;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 85015334787     PISSN: 18635520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12278-1_1     Document Type: Article

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