Trends in fine particle concentration and chemical composition in southern california

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-53

  Christoforou, Christos S ^a,b   Salmon, Lynn G ^a   Hannigan, Michael P ^a,c   Solomon, Paul A ^a,d   Cass, Glen R ^a,e  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033627171     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2000.10463985     Document Type: Article

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