The identification of black carbon particles with the analytical scanning electron microscope: Methods and initial results

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 211-223

  Stoffyn Egli, P ^a   Potter, T M ^b   Leonard, J D ^b   Pocklington, R ^b  

^a Microchem Geochemistry Consultants   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black carbon particles; Fossil fuel; Marine sediments; SEM; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT;

BLACK CARBON; BLACK CARBON PARTICLE; COMBUSTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; PROVENANCE; SEM; WILDFIRE;

EID: 0030621192     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)05464-8     Document Type: Article

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