Comprehensive characterization of aerosols in a subtropical urban atmosphere: Particle size distribution and correlation with gaseous pollutants

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 14-15, 1998, Pages 2467-2478

  Morawska, L ^a   Thomas, S ^a   Bofinger, N ^a   Wainwright, D ^b   Neale, D ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airborne particulate matter; Atmospheric pollution; Size distributions; Ultrafine particles

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; HEALTH HAZARDS; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; INSTRUMENTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, BRISBANE;

EID: 0032146399     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00023-5     Document Type: Article

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