East versus West in the US: Chemical Characteristics of PM2.5 during the Winter of 1999

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 88-96

  Tolocka, Michael P ^a   Solomon, Paul A ^a   Mitchell, William ^a   Norris, Gary A ^a   Gemmill, David B ^a   Wiener, Russell W ^a   Vanderpool, Robert W ^b   Homolya, James B ^a   Rice, Joann ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITRATE; SULFATE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

UNITED STATES;

PHOENIX;

EID: 0035170443     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820118957     Document Type: Article

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