Simultaneous determination of inorganic anions and selected organic acids in airborne particulate matter by ion chromatography

Analytical Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 793-804

  Karthikeyan, S ^a   See, S W ^a   Balasubramanian, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ambient air quality; Biomass burning; Cumbustion aerosols; Indonesia forest fires; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947163884     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032710601017920     Document Type: Article

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