Levels and major sources of PM2.5 and PM10 in Bangkok Metropolitan Region

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 671-677

  Chuersuwan, Nares ^a   Nimrat, Subuntith ^b   Lekphet, Sukanda ^c   Kerdkumrai, Tida ^d  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Buraeu of Research Development and Hydrology   (Thailand)

^d Department of Science Service ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Air quality; Bangkok; PM10; PM2.5; Source contributions

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS; CARBON; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLUBILITY;

BIOMASS BURNING; SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

CARBON; ION;

AIR QUALITY; AUTOMOBILE; BIOMASS BURNING; METROPOLITAN AREA; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CAR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COOKING; MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAILAND; TRAFFIC;

ASIA; BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; EURASIA; KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 44749094213     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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