The geology of ambient aerosols: Characterising urban and rural/coastal silicate PM10-2.5 and PM2.5 using high-volume cascade collection and scanning electron microscopy

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 30, 2003, Pages 4265-4276

  Moreno, Teresa ^a   Gibbons, Wes ^b   Jones, Tim ^b   Richards, Roy ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airborne particles; Cornwall; Geology; London; SEM; Silicates

Indexed keywords

NITRATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATES; SUBSTRATES;

IMPACTION COLLECTORS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

CARBON; CHLORIDE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL ZONE; GEOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL AREA; SILICATE;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLAY; EXHAUST GAS; GEOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEASHORE; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND (CORNWALL AND ISLES OF SCILLY); ENGLAND (LONDON); LIZARD PENINSULA; UNITED KINGDOM;

SQUAMATA;

EID: 0042009213     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(03)00534-X     Document Type: Article

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