Characteristics and source apportionment of PM 1 emissions at a roadside station

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 195, Issue , 2011, Pages 82-91

  Cheng, Y ^a,b,c   Zou, S C ^d   Lee, S C ^c   Chow, J C ^a,b,e   Ho, K F ^c   Watson, J G ^a,b,e   Han, Y M ^b   Zhang, R J ^f   Zhang, F ^a   Yau, P S ^c   Huang, Y ^c   Bai, Y ^a   Wu, W J ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; PM 1; PMF

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; AEROSOL SAMPLES; AIR MASS; ANNUAL AVERAGE; BURNING EMISSIONS; CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ELEMENTAL CARBON; GAS-PARTICLE PARTITIONING; GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS; HONG-KONG; MASS CONCENTRATION; OC/EC RATIO; PMF; POLLUTION EPISODES; POLLUTION SOURCES; SAMPLING STATIONS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECONDARY AEROSOLS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; TROPICAL STORMS; VEHICLE EMISSION; VEHICLE EXHAUSTS; WASTE INCINERATOR; WATER-SOLUBLE IONS;

AIR QUALITY; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTION; ROADSIDES; SOLID WASTES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AMMONIA; CARBON; ION; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; TRACE ELEMENT;

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR MASS; AIR SAMPLING; AMMONIUM; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; INCINERATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTITIONING; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SULFATE; TRACE ELEMENT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TYPHOON;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; EXHAUST GAS; HONG KONG; MASS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TRAFFIC; WASTE DISPOSAL; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CLIMATE; HONG KONG; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUBILITY; TRANSPORTATION;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 80054105100     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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