Chemical composition of rainwater and anthropogenic influences in Chengdu, Southwest China

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 190-196

  Wang, Hua ^a   Han, Guilin ^b  

^a XIHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Major ions; NO3 ; SO42 ; Southwest China

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE IONS; ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; AUTOMOBILE EXHAUST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHENGDU; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; CONTROL ZONES; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MAJOR IONS; NO3-; PH VALUE; SO42-; SOUTHWEST CHINA;

ACID RAIN; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; NEGATIVE IONS; POSITIVE IONS;

PH;

ACID RAIN; ACIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXHAUST EMISSION; RAINWATER;

CHENGDU; CHINA; SICHUAN;

EID: 78650768962     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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