A new methodological approach: The combined use of two-stage streaker samplers and optical particle counters for the characterization of airborne particulate matter

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 5525-5535

  Mazzei, Federico ^a   Lucarelli, Franco ^b   Nava, Silvia ^b   Prati, Paolo ^a   Valli, Gianluigi ^c   Vecchi, Roberta ^c  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI GENOVA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Optical counter; Particulate matter; PIXE; PMF; Streaker sampler

Indexed keywords

COARSE FRACTION; OPTICAL PARTICLE COUNTERS; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION (PMF); TWO-STAGE STREAKER SAMPLERS;

BINS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

RADIATION COUNTERS;

AIR SAMPLING; OPTICAL METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; DEVICE; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL COUNTER; PARTICLE INDUCED X RAY EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREAKER SAMPLER; URBAN AREA; X RAY;

EID: 34447284035     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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