Application of the shifting method as a technique to correct for the background in quantitative analysis by open-path FTIR

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 114-124

  Giese Bogdan, Stefanie ^a,b,c   Levine, Steven P ^a   Molt, Karl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ERROR CORRECTION; MEASUREMENT ERRORS;

SHIFTING METHOD;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AEROSOL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; GAS ANALYSIS; GERMANY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0033081831     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1999.10463797     Document Type: Article

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