Regional composition of PM2.5 aerosols measured at urban, rural and "background" sites in the Tennessee valley

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 3143-3153

  Tanner, Roger L ^a   Parkhurst, William J ^a   Valente, Myra L ^a   Phillips, W David ^a  

^a TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol chemical composition; Collocated FRM samplers; Organic aerosols; Seasonal trends

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPOSITION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA ACQUISITION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RURAL AREAS; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ORGANIC AEROSOLS; ORGANIC CARBON; SULFATES; TENNESSEE VALLEY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

CARBON; NITRATE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PROMETHIUM; SULFATE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; SEASONALITY; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442421979     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.03.023     Document Type: Article

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