An innovative application of a commercially available double-sided adhesive for the collection of aerosols by impaction

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1177-1180

  Kromidas, Lambros ^a   Leifer, Robert ^a  

^a Environmental Measurements Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Automated electron microscopy; Backscatter microscopy; Feature analysis; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; CARBON;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; DRUG TOXICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0029966312     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00289-8     Document Type: Article

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