Study of ambient air particulates pollutants near Taichung airport sampling site in central Taiwan

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 492-498

  Fang, Guor Cheng ^a   Wu, Yuh Shen ^a   Lee, Wen Jhy ^b   Chou, Te Yen ^a   Lin, I Chen ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Meteorological condition; Particle size; Percentage concentrations; Spearman

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; PERCENTAGE CONCENTRATIONS; SPEARMAN;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRPORT; AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DYE; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METHANE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SULFATE; WIND VELOCITY;

AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; TAIWAN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AVIATION; CHLORIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMIDITY; METALS; NITRATES; NITRITES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFATES; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAICHUNG; TAIWAN;

EID: 34248222637     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.10.064     Document Type: Article

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