Trace metal concentrations in the North-western Mediterranean atmospheric aerosol between 1986 and 2008: Seasonal patterns and decadal trends

Lars-Eric Heimbürger-Boavida (1) , Christophe Migon (2) , Aurélie Dufour (2) , Jean-Francois Chiffoleau , Daniel Cossa (3)

1 MIO - Institut méditerranéen d'océanologie
2 LOV - Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche
3 IFREMER - Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer

Climatic and anthropogenic changes are able to engender modifications in the aerosol composition at different geographical and temporal scales. The present study addresses this question for the trace metal concentrations

Mots clés: Trace metals; Aerosols; Anthropic impact; Mediterranean; Anti-pollution policy

Domaines: Océan, Atmosphère

Lars-Eric Heimbürger-Boavida, Christophe Migon, Aurélie Dufour, Jean-Francois Chiffoleau, Daniel Cossa. Trace metal concentrations in the North-western Mediterranean atmospheric aerosol between 1986 and 2008: Seasonal patterns and decadal trends. Science of the Total Environment, 2010, 408 (13), pp.2629-2638. ⟨10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.02.042⟩. ⟨hal-02163125⟩