Comparison of aerosol acidity in urban and semi-rural environments

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1237-1245

  Liu, L J Sally ^a   Burton, Robert ^b   Wilson, William E ^b   Koutrakis, Petros ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol acidity; Ammonia; HEADS; Sulfates

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM SULFATE; PROTON; SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ACID AEROSOL; AEROSOL ACIDITY; AMMONIA CONCENTRATION; SULPHATE AEROSOL SPECIES; URBAN/SEMIRURAL COMPARISON;

USA, PENNSYLVANIA, PITTSBURG; USA, PENNSYLVANIA, STATE COLLEGE; USA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNIONTOWN;

EID: 0029668213     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00438-6     Document Type: Article

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