Measurements of hygroscopicity and volatility of atmospheric ultrafine particles in the rural Pearl River Delta area of China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 27, 2011, Pages 4661-4670

  Kim, Jae Seok ^a   Kim, Young J ^a   Park, Kihong ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Combustion event; Hygroscopicity; Pearl River Delta (PRD); Photochemical event; Volatility

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; BACKWARD TRAJECTORY; BIOMASS-BURNING; HIGH WIND SPEED; HYGROSCOPICITY; K ELEMENTS; NON-VOLATILE; NORTHEAST REGIONS; PEARL RIVER DELTA; PHOTOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY; PHOTOCHEMICAL EVENT; PRECURSOR GAS; TANDEM DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS; TRAFFIC EVENT; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; VOLATILITY; WIND DIRECTIONS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

DRIERS (MATERIALS);

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; GLUTARIC ACID; LEVOGLUCOSAN; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MALONIC ACID; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCCINIC ACID;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; DATA SET; HYGROSCOPICITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOBILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RURAL AREA; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLATILIZATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; KOREA; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOOT; URBANIZATION; VELOCITY; VOLATILITY; WETTABILITY; WIND;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; KOREA; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 79960567753     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.05.054     Document Type: Article

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