Mass balance closure and the Federal Reference Method for PM2.5 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 3305-3318

  Rees, Sarah L ^a   Robinson, Allen L ^a   Khlystov, Andrey ^a   Stanier, Charles O ^a   Pandis, Spyros N ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol composition; Aerosol sampling; Aerosol volatilization; Aerosol water; Federal Reference Method; Mass balance

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATE CHANGE; STANDARDS; VAPORIZATION;

FEDERAL REFERENCE METHOD (FRM); MASS BALANCE; SEASONAL SHIFTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

NITRATE; WATER;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MASS BALANCE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ACIDITY; AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MASS; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION; WATER RETENTION; WINTER;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PITTSBURGH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442621241     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.03.016     Document Type: Article

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