Semi-quantitative characterisation of ambient ultrafine aerosols resulting from emissions of coal fired power stations

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 391, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-113

  Hinkley, J T ^a   Bridgman, H A ^b   Buhre, B J P ^a   Gupta, R P ^a   Nelson, P F ^c   Wall, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambient aerosol; Coal fired power stations; Ultrafine particulates

Indexed keywords

COAL; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; NITRATES; SULFATE MINERALS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COAL FIRED POWER STATIONS; FINE ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES;

AEROSOLS;

CARBON; NITRATE; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON BEAM; EXHAUST GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NEW SOUTH WALES; NITRATES; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POWER PLANTS; SULFATES; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 37349046685     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.10.017     Document Type: Article

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