An analysis of the representative composition of rainwater at six locations in Hong Kong

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 107, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 289-301

  Sequeira, R ^a,b   Lai, C C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Centre for Environmental Science and Technology

Author keywords

Acid rain; Factor analysis; Hong Kong rainwater; Multiple regression; Urban air pollution; Wet deposition

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; DEPOSITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; IONIC COMPOSITION; PARTIALLY NEUTRALIZED ACID;

ACID RAIN;

NITRIC ACID; RAIN; SULFURIC ACID;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; RAINWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HONG KONG; ION TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0032192696     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004936818706     Document Type: Article

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