The UK particulate matter air pollution episode of March–April 2014: more than Saharan dust

A period of elevated surface concentrations of airborne particulate matter (PM) in the UK in spring 2014 was widely associated in the UK media with a Saharan dust plume. This might have led to over-emphasis on a natural phenomenon and consequently to a missed opportunity to inform the public and pro...

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Main Authors: M Vieno, M R Heal, M M Twigg, I A MacKenzie, C F Braban, J J N Lingard, S Ritchie, R C Beck, A Móring, R Ots, C F Di Marco, E Nemitz, M A Sutton, S Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/4/044004