Aerosol measurement: The use of optical light scattering for the determination of particulate size distribution, and particulate mass, including the semi-volatile fraction

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-107

  Grimm, Hans ^a   Eatough, Delbert J ^b  

^a Grimm Instrumenten Produktion GmbH   (Germany)

^b Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; LIGHT SCATTERING MEASUREMENT; NONVOLATILE MATERIALS; PARTICULATE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TAPERED ELEMENT OSCILLATING MICROBALANCES; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 59349090956     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.59.1.101     Document Type: Article

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