Performance evaluation of a recently developed water-based condensation particle counter

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 419-427

  Biswas, Subhasis ^a   Fine, Philip M ^a   Geller, Michael D ^a   Hering, Susanne V ^b   Sioutas, Constantinos ^a  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ^*  (United States)

^b AEROSOL DYNAMICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ALCOHOLS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION; CONDENSATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOTOMETRY;

ADIPIC ACID; AMMONIUM SULFATE; GLUTARIC ACID; WATER-BASED CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTER (W-CPC);

RADIATION COUNTERS;

ADIPIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMMONIUM NITRATE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BUTANOL; GLUTARIC ACID; SURFACTANT; WATER;

AIR MONITOR; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIRPORT; ARTICLE; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; MEASUREMENT; NEBULIZER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 20044384029     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/027868290953173     Document Type: Article

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