Acid aerosols in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan area

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 30, 1999, Pages 5133-5145

  McCurdy, Thomas ^a   Zelenka, Michael P ^b,d   Lawrence, Philip M ^c   Houston, Robert M ^c   Burton, Robert ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Allegheny County Health Department   (United States)

^d ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidic sulfate; Ammonia; Ammonium; Ozone; Particle strong acid

Indexed keywords

ACID AEROSOLS;

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COAL COMBUSTION; GAS EMISSIONS; NITROGEN; OZONE; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID; WIND;

AIR POLLUTION;

ACID; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; OZONE;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WIND DIRECTION;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032702368     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00119-3     Document Type: Article

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