Ambient measurements of metal-containing PM2.5 in an urban environment using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 3319-3328

  Lithgow, G A ^a   Robinson, A L ^b   Buckley, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol composition; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; LIBS; Particulate matter; PM2.5

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SODIUM; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STANDARDS;

LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE HIT RATES; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METAL; SODIUM;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPECTROSCOPY; TRACE METAL; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; URBAN AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PITTSBURGH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442528601     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.03.017     Document Type: Article

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