Fine particulate (PM2.5) composition in Atlanta, USA: Assessment of the particle concentrator-Brigham Young University organic sampling system, PC-BOSS, during the EPA supersite study

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 35, Issue 36, 2001, Pages 6493-6502

  Modey, William K ^a   Pang, Yanbo ^a   Eatough, Norman L ^a   Eatough, Delbert J ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion denuder; Diurnal pattern; FRM; Particle concentrator; SVOC

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NITRATES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; NITRATE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SULFATE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FILTER; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER; SAMPLING; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035182276     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(01)00402-2     Document Type: Article

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