Analysis and apportionment of organic carbon and fine particulate matter sources at multiple sites in the Midwestern United States

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 606-619

  Buzcu Guven, Birnur ^a   Brown, Steven G ^b,c,d   Frankel, Anna ^b,c,d   Hafner, Hilary R ^b,c,d   Roberts, Paul T ^b,c,d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SONOMA TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

^c Environmental Data Analysis Group   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; ORGANIC CARBON; SOILS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

ELEMENTAL CARBON; INDUSTRIAL FACTORS; NONDIESEL SOURCES; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION (PMF);

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; BROMINE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; LIMESTONE; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; POTASSIUM; SILICON; STEEL; SULFATE; TITANIUM; ZINC;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EXHAUST GAS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 34249313017     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.57.5.606     Document Type: Article

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