A quantitative assessment of source contributions to inhalable particulate matter pollution in metropolitan Boston

Atmospheric Environment (1967)

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 9-25

  Thurston, George D ^a   Spengler, John D ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; dichotomous sampler; elemental composition; inhalable particles; particles; pollution sources; pollution transport; principal component analysis; selenium; source apportionment; sulfur; trace metals

Indexed keywords

81; AEROSOLS; DICHOTOMOUS SAMPLER; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION; INHALABLE PARTICLES; PARTICLES; POLLUTION SOURCES; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SELENIUM; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; SULFUR; TRACE METALS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS - SAMPLING; STATISTICAL METHODS - APPLICATIONS;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS (PCA); SOURCE PARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS; TRACE ELEMENT SOURCE PROFILES; WATERTOWN AEROSOLS;

AIR POLLUTION;

SELENIUM; SULFUR; TRACE METAL;

AIR ANALYSIS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0021890029     PISSN: 00046981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0004-6981(85)90132-5     Document Type: Article

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