Size distribution and source identification of airborne particulate matter and metallic elements in a typical industrial city

Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-19

  Ny, Mai Tra ^a   Lee, Byeong Kyu ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Correlation; Metallic elements; PCA; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955576932     PISSN: 19766912     EISSN: 22871160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5572/ajae.2010.4.1.009     Document Type: Article

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