Field comparison of two NO2 passive samplers to assess spatial variation

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-51

  Van Reeuwijk, H ^a   Fischer, P H ^a   Harssema, H ^b   Briggs, D J ^c   Smallbone, K ^d   Lebret, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nitrogen dioxide; Passive sampler; Small area variation; Urban air

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NITROGEN OXIDES; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

PASSIVE SAMPLER; SMALL AREA VARIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PASSIVE SAMPLER;

ACCURACY; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; AVERAGE; CZECH REPUBLIC; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NETHERLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CZECH REPUBLIC, PRAGUE; NETHERLANDS, AMSTERDAM; UK, ENGLAND, WEST YORKSHIRE, HUDDERSFIELD;

EID: 0032032545     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005703722232     Document Type: Article

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