Size, composition, and mixing state of individual aerosol particles in a South China coastal city

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 561-569

  Li, Weijun ^a,c   Shao, Longyi ^a   Wang, Zhishi ^b   Shen, Rongrong ^a   Yang, Shusheng ^a   Tang, Uwa ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous reaction; Individual aerosol particles; Sea salt; Soot

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; HEAVY METALS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MINERALS; MIXING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM NITRATE; SODIUM SULFATE; SOOT; TRACE ELEMENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AEROSOL PARTICLES; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; HETEROGENEOUS CHEMICAL REACTION; HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS; PEARL RIVER DELTA REGION; SEA SALTS; SECONDARY PARTICLES;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; HEAVY METAL; MIXING; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEA SALT; SOOT;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; MACAU; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 77951718014     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60146-7     Document Type: Article

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