Semi-continuous PM2.5 inorganic composition measurements during the Pittsburgh Air Quality Study

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 3201-3213

  Wittig, Ann E ^a   Takahama, Satoshi ^b   Khlystov, Andrei Y ^c   Pandis, Spyros N ^b   Hering, Susanne ^d   Kirby, Brent ^d   Davidson, Cliff ^b  

^a City University of New York   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

^d AEROSOL DYNAMICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosols; Continuous monitors; PM2.5 nitrate; PM2.5 sulfate

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPOSITION; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VAPORIZATION;

FLASH VOLATILIZATION; HUMIDIFIED IMPACTION; INORGANIC COMPOSTION; SULFATES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITRATE; SULFATE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; NITRATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; FILTER DESIGN; GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL PHASE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PITTSBURGH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442602301     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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