The percent black carbon content in PM as an effective metric for evaluating the impact of no-traffic Sundays on urban air quality. The results of the 2011 wintertime campaign in Milan, Italy

G. Invernizzi, A. Ruprecht, C. De Marco, R. Mazza, G. Mocnik, D. Westerdahk, C. Sioutas (Milano, Italy; Ljubljana, Slovenia; Ithaca, Los Angeles, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Environmental exposure and disease mechanisms
Session: Environmental exposure and disease mechanisms
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3324
Disease area: Airway diseases

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