Characterization of aerosol particles from grass mowing by joint deployment of ToF-AMS and ATOFMS instruments

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 3006-3017

  Drewnick, Frank ^a   Dall'Osto, Manuel ^b   Harrison, Roy ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol mass spectrometry; ATOFMS; Lawn mowing; ToF AMS

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETRY; LAWN MOWING;

AEROSOLS;

HYDROCARBON; LUBRICATING AGENT; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM;

AEROSOL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOWING; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POTASSIUM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AERODYNE TIME OF FLIGHT AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETER; AEROSOL; AEROSOL TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER; ARTICLE; GRASS; GRASS CUTTING; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LAWN MOWING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 41949120419     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.12.047     Document Type: Article

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