Electron microscopy characterization of airborne micro- and nanoparticulate matter

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-131

  Capannelli, Gustavo ^a   Castello, Enrico ^a   Comite, Antonio ^a   Costa, Camilla ^a   Mamolini, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CESI   (Italy)

Author keywords

FE SEM; INCA Feature software; nanoparticles; PC filters; PM; TEM

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; INCA-FEATURE SOFTWARE; MICROPARTICULATES; NANO PARTICULATES; PC FILTER; PM; SAMPLING METHOD; SCANNING ELECTRONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 79955012094     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfr001     Document Type: Article

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