Simplified approach to measuring semivolatile inorganic particulate matter using a denuded cellulose filter without backup filters

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 37, 2006, Pages 7106-7114

  Keck, Lothar ^a   Wittmaack, Klaus ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Cellulose filter; Denuder; Particulate nitrate; Sampling artefacts

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; EVAPORATION; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CELLULOSE FILTERS; DENUDER; PARTICULATE NITRATE; SAMPLING ARTEFACTS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM NITRATE; CELLULOSE; CHLORIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; INORGANIC SALT; ION; NITRATE; POLITEF; SULFATE; TOXIC GAS; VOLATILE AGENT;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; CELLULOSE; CHLORIDE; FILTER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITRATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EVAPORATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VEGETATION;

EID: 33749243491     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.06.027     Document Type: Article

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