A performance evaluation of the open tube diffusion sampler (Palmes sampler) for monitoring nitrogen dioxide

Advances in Air Pollution

Volumn 8, Issue , 2000, Pages 421-429

  De Santis, F ^a   Fino, A ^a   Tiwari, S ^b   Vazzana, C ^a   Allegrini, I ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Rain/Cloud Physics Research Centre   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CHEMILUMINESCENCE; DIFFUSION; ESTIMATION; EXTRACTION; MONITORING; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTODEGRADATION; WIND;

DIFFUSION SAMPLERS; NITRITES; WIND TURBULENCE;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 2942609678     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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