A new technique for characterizing the efficacy of fugitive dust suppressants

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 603-612

  Kavouras, Ilias G ^a   Etyemezian, Vicken ^a   Nikolich, George ^a   Gillies, John ^a   Sweeney, Mark ^b   Young, Michael ^a   Shafer, David ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENT TESTING; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; TEXTURES;

DUST SUPPRESSANT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUGITIVE DUST; PM10 EMISSIONS; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WIND EROSIONS;

DUST;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DILUTION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL TEXTURE;

EID: 67249101269     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.59.5.603     Document Type: Article

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