A method for the characterisation of ambient dust: Geochemical analyses of directional sticky pad dust samples

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 101, Issue , 2007, Pages 413-428

  Datson, H ^a,b   Fowler, M ^c  

^a DustScan Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambient and directional dust; Dust monitoring and characterisation; Landfill; Sticky pad

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; DUST; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; LANDFILL; MONITORING SYSTEM; SOFTWARE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 36148949755     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/AIR070411     Document Type: Article

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