Study of the elemental composition of aerosols in the Candiota region of Brazil using the PIXE technique

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 225, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 561-571

  Braga, C F ^a   Teixeira, E C ^a   Yoneama, M L ^b   Dias, J F ^c  

^a Fundacao Estadual de Protecao Ambiental Henrique Luis Roessler   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosols; Factor analysis; PIXE

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; IRON; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SALTS; SILICON; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ZINC;

BRAZIL; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; PIXE TECHNIQUE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 4544347227     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2004.05.023     Document Type: Article

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