Inter-relationships and seasonal variations of inorganic components of Pm10 in a Western Pacific Coastal City

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 165, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 113-130

  Suk, Fun Kan ^a   Tanner, Peter A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Asia; East Asian monsoon; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; COASTAL ZONES; DEPOSITION; IONS; MONITORING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SULFATE MINERALS;

ASIA; EAST ASIAN MONSOONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AMMONIA; INORGANIC COMPOUND; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITOR; AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; WET DEPOSITION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 23844471577     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-4642-7     Document Type: Article

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