An alternative way to determine the size distribution of airborne particulate matter

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 27, 2010, Pages 3304-3313

  Cuccia, Eleonora ^a   Bernardoni, Vera ^b   Massabò, Dario ^a   Prati, Paolo ^a   Valli, Gianluigi ^b   Vecchi, Roberta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Optical counter; Particulate matter; Positive matrix factorization; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; CASCADE IMPACTORS; COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE; MASS CONCENTRATION; OPTICAL PARTICLE COUNTERS; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM SAMPLING; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION; SEMI-AUTOMATICS; SHORT PERIODS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; SOURCE PROFILES; TEMPORAL TRENDS; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; URBAN AREAS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FACTORIZATION; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RADIATION COUNTERS; SAMPLING; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TIME SERIES;

MATRIX ALGEBRA;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; TITANIUM; ZINC;

AIR SAMPLING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; FLOW RATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

GENOA; GENOVA; ITALY; LIGURIA;

EID: 77954657238     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.05.045     Document Type: Article

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