Quantification of airborne elemental carbon by digital imaging

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 581-586

  Cheng, Jessica Y W ^a   Chan, Chak K ^a   Lau, Arthur P S ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT; AVERAGE PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCES; B VALUE; BLACK CARBON; COST EFFECTIVE; DIGITAL IMAGING; ELEMENTAL CARBON; FILTER SAMPLE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; MAXIMUM VALUES; MEASUREMENT PROTOCOL; OPTICAL METHODS; OPTIMAL RANGES; POWER-LAW; POWER-LAW RELATIONSHIP; SCHOOL STUDENTS; USER FRIENDLY; USER-FRIENDLY METHODS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; STUDENTS;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; DIGITAL IMAGING; FILTER; FLOW RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79251492396     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2010.550960     Document Type: Article

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