A continuous, high resolution record of urban airborne particulates suitable for retrospective microscopical analysis

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-181

  Battarbee, Jonathon L ^a   Rose, Neil L ^a   Long, Xuezhu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fungal spores; Microscopy; Monitoring; PM10; Urban particulates

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; FUNGUS SPORE; MICROSCOPY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URBAN AREA;

FUNGI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLES;

AEROSOL; MONITORING; PARTICLE IMPACTOR; PARTICULATE AIRBORNE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISKS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ENHANCED URBAN NETWORKS; PORTABLE PARTICLE IMPACTOR;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 0030617372     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(96)00195-1     Document Type: Article

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