Measurement of particle mass concentrations and size distributions in an underground station

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-29

  Cheng, Yu Hsiang ^a   Lin, Yi Lun ^a  

^a MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Optical particle counter.; PM10; PM2.5; Size distribution; Underground station

Indexed keywords

LOG-NORMAL; MAIN STATION; MASS CONCENTRATION; MASS SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MEASUREMENT OF PARTICLES; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; METROPOLITAN AREA; ON-SITE MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL PARTICLE COUNTER.; OPTICAL PARTICLE COUNTERS; PARTICLE MASS; PASSENGER MOVEMENTS; RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS; UNDERGROUND STATIONS;

LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; RADIATION COUNTERS; RAPID TRANSIT; SIZE DETERMINATION; SUBWAY STATIONS; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

INDOOR AIR; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; RESUSPENSION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 77952733104     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2009.05.0037     Document Type: Article

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