Source Identification and Apportionment of Fine Particulate Matter in Houston, TX, Using Positive Matrix Factorization

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 533-545

  Buzcu, Birnur ^a   Fraser, Matthew P ^a   Kulkarni, Pranav ^b   Chellam, Shankararaman ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine particulate matter; Houston; Positive matrix factorization; Source apportionment; Source identification

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FLUORESCENCE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SALTS;

POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION (PMF); X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

PARTICULATE MATTER;

ARTICLE; BURN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; UNITED STATES; WOOD; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0344011686     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109287503770736050     Document Type: Article

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