Application of a diffusion charger for the measurement of particle surface concentration in different environments

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 571-580

  Ntziachristos, Leonidas ^a   Polidori, Andrea ^a   Phuleria, Harish ^a   Geller, Michael D ^a   Sioutas, Constantinos ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION THEORY; DIFFUSION; PARTICLE SIZE;

DIFFUSION CHARGER; PARTICLE MONITORING; PARTICLE SURFACE CONCENTRATION;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; MONITOR; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 34047109222     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820701272020     Document Type: Article

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