Size-fractionated water-soluble ions, situ pH and water content in aerosol on hazy days and the influences on visibility impairment in Jinan, China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 27, 2011, Pages 4631-4640

  Cheng, Shu hui ^a   Yang, Ling xiao ^a   Zhou, Xue hua ^a   Xue, Li kun ^a   Gao, Xiao mei ^a   Zhou, Yang ^a   Wang, Wen xing ^a,b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

AIM; Situ pH; Size distribution; Visibility impairment; Water content; Water soluble ions

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CHEMICAL COMPONENTS; AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AIM; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; FINE PARTICLES; MICRO-ORIFICE UNIFORM DEPOSIT IMPACTOR; MOLE RATIO; NORMALIZED WATER CONTENT; ORGANIC IONS; PARTICULATE POLLUTION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SAMPLE COLLECTION; SAMPLING PERIOD; SITU PH; UNIMODAL; VISIBILITY IMPAIRMENT; WATER-SOLUBLE IONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IONS; PH; POLLUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VISIBILITY;

WATER CONTENT;

ACETIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; FOSSIL FUEL; PROTON;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CLEAR SKY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; HAZE; ION; PH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONALITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VISIBILITY; WATER CONTENT;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRACTIONATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; SPRING; SUMMER; VISIBILITY; WATER CONTENT; WINTER;

CHINA; JINAN [SHANDONG]; SHANDONG;

EID: 79960593042     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.05.057     Document Type: Article

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