Source apportionment of organic and light-absorbing carbon using receptor modeling techniques

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 843-855

  Malm, William C ^a   Gebhart, Kristi A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Organics; Visibility

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; DRUG TOXICITY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VISIBILITY;

CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON AEROSOL; URBAN EMISSION; VISIBILITY;

USA, WASHINGTON, MT. RAINIER NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0029667248     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00356-8     Document Type: Article

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