Characteristics and source identification study of ambient suspended particulates and ionic pollutants in an area abutting a highway

Powder Technology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-230

  Fang, Guor Cheng ^a   Wu, Yuh Shen ^a   Lee, Jie Feng ^a   Chang, Chia Chi ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Highway; Ionic species; PCA; PM; Spearman

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PARTICLE SIZE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

IONIC SPECIES; SPEARMAN;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AMMONIA; NITRATE; SULFATE;

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HIGHWAY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOIL; SOUTH KOREA; SWITZERLAND; URBAN AREA;

EID: 44649137315     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2007.10.020     Document Type: Article

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