Performance Stability of the Harvard Ambient Particle Concentrator

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 219-227

  Lawrence, Joy ^a   Wolfson, J M ^a   Ferguson, Steven ^a   Koutrakis, Petros ^a   Godleski, John ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPOSITION; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE DROP;

HARVARD AMBIENT PARTICLE CONCENTRATORS (HAPC);

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0842309846     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820490261735     Document Type: Article

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