Study of air pollutants in Hong Kong using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 333-338

  Chu, A K M ^a   Cheng, H H ^a   Kwok, R C W ^a   Yu, K N ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Energy dispersive X ray fluorescence; PCA; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; X RAYS;

VEHICULAR EMISSIONS;

AIR POLLUTION;

ELEMENT;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; FIELD EMISSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HONG KONG; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0037367364     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(02)00352-4     Document Type: Article

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