Time variation of trace elements in airborne particles in San José, Costa Rica

Journal of Trace and Microprobe Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 287-292

  Salazar, Alfonso ^a   Nelson, John W ^b   Thonnard, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Multielemental analysis; PIXE; Pollution; Van de graaff accelerator

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001280706     PISSN: 07334680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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