Weekday/weekend differences in ambient aerosol level and chemical characteristics of water-soluble components in the city centre

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 32, 2008, Pages 7483-7493

  Khoder, M I ^a   Hassan, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Cairo; Chemical characteristics; Sources; Water soluble ions; Weekend effect

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; TRAVELING SALESMAN PROBLEM;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL SAMPLES; CAIRO; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; IONIC SPECIES; SOURCES; SUMMER SEASON; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC DENSITIES; WATER-SOLUBLE IONS; WEEKEND EFFECT;

IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME; TRAFFIC;

AFRICA; CAIRO [EGYPT]; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 52949104759     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.05.068     Document Type: Article

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