Laboratory and field evaluation of instrumentation for the semi-continuous determination of particulate nitrate (and other water-soluble particulate components)

Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Meeting and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 329-348

  Long, Russell W ^a   McClenny, William A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient Measurements; Particulate Nitrate; Semi Continuous Instruments; Semi Volatile Material

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTAL CARBON (EC); ION CHROMATOGRAPHY (IC); PM2.5 PARTICLES; SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MONITORING DISTRICT (SCAQMD);

AEROSOLS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

NITRATES;

EID: 18944406407     PISSN: 10526102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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