Studies of the effect of humidity and other factors on some different filter materials used for gravimetric measurements of ambient particulate matter

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 4670-4678

  Brown, Andrew S ^a   Yardley, Rachel E ^a   Quincey, Paul G ^a   Butterfield, David M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air monitoring; Filters; Gravimetry; Health; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; GLASS FIBERS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH; QUARTZ;

AIR MONITORING; FILTERS; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUARTZ FIBRE;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

GLASS FIBER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; FILTER; GRAVIMETRY; HUMIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ACCURACY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; EUROPE; FILTER; GRAVIMETRY; HUMIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33745743456     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.04.028     Document Type: Article

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