Identification of sources of pollutants in precipitation measured at the mid-Atlantic US coast using potential source contribution function (PSCF)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 35, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 3979-3986

  Lucey, Derrick ^a   Hadjiiski, Lubomir ^a   Hopke, Philip K ^a   Scudlark, Joseph R ^b   Church, Thomas ^b  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Potential source contribution function; Precipitation; Receptor models; Sulfate; Trace elements; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; COASTAL ZONES; IRON AND STEEL PLANTS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

POLLUTANTS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; SULFATE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

EMISSION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRECIPITATION QUALITY;

ARTICLE; MODEL; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035419130     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(01)00185-6     Document Type: Article

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