Measurement of the elemental composition of deposits on Millipore filters commonly used to determine only the Total Suspended Particulate

Physica Medica

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 139-143

  Formenti, P ^a   Prati, P ^a   Zucchiatti, A ^a   Lucarelli, F ^b   Mando P A ^b  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI GENOVA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

Author keywords

aerosol; P.I.X.E.; urban pollution

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; PARTICLE INDUCED X RAY EMISSION; POLLUTION;

EID: 0029904788     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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