Evaluation of the TEOM® Method for Measurement of Ambient Particulate Mass in Urban Areas

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 682-689

  Allen, George ^a   Sioutas, Constantinos ^a   Koutrakis, Petros ^a   Reiss, Richard ^b   Lurmann, Fred W ^b   Roberts, Paul T ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b SONOMA TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HEATING; MEASUREMENTS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

FEDERAL REFERENCE METHOD; MASS MEASUREMENT; SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TAPERED ELEMENT OSCILLATING MICROBALANCE METHOD;

PRECISION BALANCES;

AMMONIUM NITRATE;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVIMETRY; METHODOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; AIR POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH; INSTRUMENTATION; MEXICO;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEXICO; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0030609317     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1997.10463923     Document Type: Article

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