The Treasure Valley secondary aerosol study I: Measurements and equilibrium modeling of inorganic secondary aerosols and precursors for southwestern Idaho

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 511-524

  Kuhns, Hampden ^a   Bohdan, Val ^b   Chow, Judy C ^a   Etyemezian, Vicken ^a   Green, Mark C ^a   Herlocker, Douglas ^b   Kohl, Steven ^a   McGown, Michael ^b   Ramsdell, June ^b   Stockwell, William R ^a   Toole, Michael ^b   Watson, John ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Division of Air Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Equilibrium; Nitrate; Nitrogen oxides; Particulates; Secondary aerosol formation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NITRATES; POLLUTION CONTROL; REDUCTION; SULFATE MINERALS;

EQUILIBRIUM MODEL;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM NITRATE; NITRATE; SULFATE;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AMMONIUM NITRATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONTROL;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037289644     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00894-4     Document Type: Article

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