Influence of biomass burning on wintertime fine particulate matter: Source contribution at a valley site in rural British Columbia

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 3684-3699

  Jeong, Cheol Heon ^a   Evans, Greg J ^a   Dann, Tom ^b   Graham, Mark ^c   Herod, Dennis ^b   Dabek Zlotorzynska, Ewa ^b   Mathieu, Dave ^b   Ding, Luyi ^b   Wang, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

PM; PM2.5; PMF; Source apportionment; Wood burning

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMBUSTION; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WOOD;

POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION (PMF); SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; VALLEY SITE; WOOD BURNING;

BIOMASS;

ORGANIC CARBON; SODIUM; SULFATE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; BIOMASS BURNING; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RURAL AREA; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFATE; VALLEY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WOOD;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEATING; MASS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SUMMER; WINTER; WOOD;

COMBUSTION; WOOD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 43049163796     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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