Determination of particulate lead using aerosol mass spectrometry: MILAGRO/MCMA-2006 observations

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5371-5389

  Salcedo, D ^a   Onasch, T B ^b   Aiken, A C ^c,g   Williams, L R ^b   De Foy, B ^d   Cubison, M J ^c   Worsnop, D R ^b   Molina, L T ^e,f   Jimenez, J L ^c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES QUÍMICAS   (Mexico)

^b AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d Saint Louis University   (United States)

^e MOLINA CENTER FOR ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DIURNAL VARIATION; EVAPORATION; IONIZATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METROPOLITAN AREA; NITRATE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VAPOR PRESSURE; ZINC;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY;

EID: 77953752556     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-5371-2010     Document Type: Article

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