Analysis of long-term measurements of airborne concentrations of sulphur dioxide and SO42- in the rural United Kingdom

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 277-290

  Micallef, Alfred ^a   Colls, Jeremy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambient sulphur dioxide; Gas to particle conversion; Secondary aerosol; Sulphate aerosol

Indexed keywords

SULFATE;

AEROSOLS; CORRELATION METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION;

SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

AIR QUALITY; RURAL AREA; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; RURAL AREA; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033054892     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006047400508     Document Type: Article

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