Correction methods for organic carbon artifacts when using quartz-fiber filters in large particulate matter monitoring networks: The regression method and other options

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 696-710

  Maimone, Francesco ^a   Turpin, Barbara J ^a   Solomon, Paul ^b   Meng, Qing Yu ^c   Robinson, Allen L ^d   Subramanian, R ^e   Polidori, Andrea ^f  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Droplet Measurement Technologies Inc   (United States)

^f University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SPECIATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ORGANIC CARBON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MEASUREMENT-BASED METHODS; ORGANIC CARBON ARTIFACTS; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; QUARTZ FIBER FILTERS; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ORGANIC CARBON; SILICON DIOXIDE; CARBON;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIBER; FILTER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 79961183556     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.61.6.696     Document Type: Article

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