Positive artifact in the measurement of particulate carbonaceous substances using an ambient carbon particulate monitor

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 33, 2003, Pages 4713-4717

  Matsumoto, Kiyoshi ^a,b   Hayano, Teruaki ^a   Uematsu, Mitsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Japan Science and Technology Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

Denuder; Elemental carbon; Organic carbon; Particulate carbonaceous substances; Positive artifact

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CARBON; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

POSITIVE ARTIFACTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON;

AMBIENT AIR; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SAMPLING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITOR; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEASUREMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; URBAN POPULATION; VAPOR;

EID: 0141516230     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2003.07.006     Document Type: Article

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