Positive and Negative Artifacts in Particulate Organic Carbon Measurements with Denuded and Undenuded Sampler Configurations Special Issue of Aerosol Science and Technology on Findings from the Fine Particulate Matter Supersites Program

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2004, Pages 27-48

  Subramanian, R ^a   Khlystov, Andrey Y ^b   Cabada, Juan C ^c   Robinson, Allen L ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GLASS FIBERS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); QUARTZ; SAMPLING;

ARTIFACTS; TRANSMISSION LOSSES;

AEROSOLS;

ADSORBENT; GLASS FIBER; POLITEF;

AIR FILTER; GAS-SOLID SEPARATION; ORGANIC CARBON; QUARTZ;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; MEASUREMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 2442613892     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820390229354     Document Type: Article

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