Characterisation of chemical species in PM2.5 and PM10 aerosols in Brisbane, Australia

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 3773-3785

  Chan, Y C ^a   Simpson, R W ^a   McTainsh, G H ^a   Vowles, P D ^a   Cohen, D D ^a   Bailey, G M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Elemental and chemical composition; Forest buffer zones; Integrating plate laser absorption method; Ion beam analysis; Urban PM10 and PM2.5

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CARBON; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AEROSOL; CHEMICAL SPECIES; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUST; EXHAUST GAS; FOREST; LAND USE; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, BRISBANE;

FOREST BUFFER ZONES; INTEGRATING PLATE LASER ABSORPTION METHOD; ION BEAM ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BROMINE; CARBON; DUST; EXHAUST GASES; LEAD; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 0030616308     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00213-6     Document Type: Article

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