Performance evaluation and use of a continuous monitor for measuring size-fractionated PM2.5 nitrate

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 342-354

  Fine, Philip M ^a   Jaques, Peter A ^b   Hering, Susanne V ^c   Sioutas, Constantinos ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AEROSOL DYNAMICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; NITRATES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION;

AEROSOLS;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; NITRATE; SODIUM NITRATE;

MEASUREMENT METHOD;

AIR MONITOR; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0242586017     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820300964     Document Type: Article

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