The elemental composition of atmospheric particles at Beijing during Asian dust events in spring 2004

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-75

  Zhang, Renjian ^a   Shen, Zhenxing ^b   Cheng, Tiantao ^c   Zhang, Meigen ^a   Liu, Yanju ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d BEIJING CENTER FOR PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS   (China)

Author keywords

Asian dust event; Chemical element composition; Dust

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC CONTAMINANTS; ASIAN DUST EVENT; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL ELEMENT COMPOSITION; CHINESE LOESS; COAGULATION PROCESS; COARSE PARTICLES; CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; CRUSTAL MATERIALS; DIESEL OIL; DIFFERENT SIZES; DUST EVENT; DUST PARTICLE; DUSTY DAYS; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; ELEMENT TRACER TECHNIQUE; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; FINE PARTICLES; GROUND BASED; HEATING FUELS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MINERAL AEROSOLS; MINERAL DUST PARTICLES; MINERAL ELEMENT; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS; SANDY SOILS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CHEMICALS; COAGULATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DIESEL FUELS; DUST; LEAD; MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON; ZINC;

AIR POLLUTION;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COAGULATION; CONSTRUCTION; DUST; MINERAL; OUTFLOW; PARTICLE SIZE; TRACER; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 77952707379     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2009.05.0038     Document Type: Article

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