Water-soluble inorganic ions in airborne particulates from the nano to coarse mode: A case study of aerosol episodes in southern region of Taiwan

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-303

  Chang, Li Peng ^a   Tsai, Jiun Horng ^a   Chang, Kai Lun ^a   Lin, Jim Juimin ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerosol episode; Nano particles; Size distribution; Ultrafine particles; Water soluble inorganic ions

Indexed keywords

ANION; CATION; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NANOPARTICLE;

AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ION; NEUTRALIZATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLUBILITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; TAIWAN;

ANIONS; CATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICULATE MATTER; TAIWAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 42549114718     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-007-9122-0     Document Type: Article

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