Elemental composition of airborne aerosols at a traffic site and a suburban site in Hong Kong

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 36, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 166-179

  Cheng, Yan ^a   Lee, Shun Cheng ^a   Cao, Junji ^b   Ho, Kin Fai ^a   Chow, Judith C ^c   Watson, John G ^c   Ao, Chio Hang ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Element; Hong kong; Mineral dust; Sea salts; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; DUST; SALTS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ELEMENT; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; HONG-KONG; MINERAL DUST; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENTS; SEA SALTS; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICLES;

ROADSIDES;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BROMIDE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; SULFUR; TITANIUM; VANADIUM;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; SEA SALT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN AREA; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXHAUST GAS; HONG KONG; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MINERAL DUST; PARTICLE SIZE; SUBURBAN AREA; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 57349184345     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijep.2009.021824     Document Type: Article

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