TEOM vs. manual gravimetric methods for determination of PM2.5 aerosol mass concentrations

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 3717-3721

  Ayers, G P ^a   Keywood, M D ^a   Gras, J L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerosol; PM2.5; TEOM

Indexed keywords

TAPERED ELEMENT OSCILLATING MICROBALANCE (TEOM);

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GRAVIMETRY;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CITY; FILTER; GRAVIMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WINTER;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033198097     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00125-9     Document Type: Article

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