Evaluation of OC/EC Speciation by Thermal Manganese Dioxide Oxidation and the IMPROVE Method

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1333-1341

  Fung, Kochy ^a   Chow, Judith C ^b   Watson, John G ^b  

^a AtmAA Inc   (United States)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; VAPORIZATION;

THERMAL OPTICAL REFLECTANCE (TOR);

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CARBON; COKE; GRAPHITE; MANGANESE DIOXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OPTICAL ROTATION; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VOLATILIZATION;

TOR;

EID: 0036854812     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2002.10470867     Document Type: Article

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