Sources and processes affection concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 particulate matter in Birmingham (U.K.)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 4103-4117

  Harrison, Roy M ^a   Deacon, Andrew R ^a,c   Jones, Marcus R ^a   Appleby, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c David Salomons' Estate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Particulate matter; PM10; PM2.5; Receptor modelling; Vehicle exhaust

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON; CHLORIDE; NITRATE; SULFATE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DUST; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL; SUMMER; TRAFFIC; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

UK, ENGLAND, WEST MIDLANDS, BIRMINGHAM;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORRELATION METHODS; DUST; NITRATES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CHLORIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; SULPHATE;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 0030609372     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00296-3     Document Type: Article

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