Temporal and spatial relationships in fine particle strong acidity, sulphate; PM10, and PM2.5 across multiple Canadian locations

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 4223-4236

  Brook, Jeffrey R ^a   Wiebe, Alan H ^a   Woodhouse, Sandra A ^a   Audette, Celine V ^b   Dann, Tom F ^a   Callaghan, Sandra ^a   Piechowski, Maria ^a   Dabek Zlotorzynska, Ewa ^a   Dloughy, Joseph F ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b AEFS Environmental Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid aerosols; Acidic deposition; Atmospheric aerosols; Particulate matter; Sulphate

Indexed keywords

ACID AEROSOLS; ACIDIC DEPOSITION; SULPHATE;

ACIDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DEPOSITION; PH;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AMMONIA; PROTON; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ACIDITY; AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY MONITORING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION; SULPHATE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AEROSOL; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CANADA; FILTER; FOG; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; WIND;

CANADA;

EID: 0031540366     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00248-3     Document Type: Article

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