Source identification of atmospheric PCBs in Philadelphia/Camden using positive matrix factorization followed by the potential source contribution function

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 38, 2007, Pages 8596-8608

  Du, Songyan ^a   Rodenburg, Lisa A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aroclor; Delaware River; Source apportionment; Urban

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FACTORIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

AROCLOR; DELAWARE RIVER; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

AROCLOR; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PCB; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RIVER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION;

CAMDEN [NEW JERSEY]; DELAWARE RIVER; NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PHILADELPHIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36348946868     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.07.042     Document Type: Article

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