Aerostat-lofted instrument and sampling method for determination of emissions from open area sources

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 806-811

  Aurell, Johanna ^a   Gullett, Brian K ^a   Pressley, Christopher ^a   Tabor, Dennis G ^a   Gribble, Robert D ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Integrated Systems Solutions Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sampling; Balloon; Emission factors; Military ordnance; Open burning; Open detonation

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; CARBON; DETONATION; ORDNANCE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR SAMPLING; BATTERY POWERED; EMISSION FACTORS; INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS; OPEN BURNING; OPEN DETONATIONS; SAMPLING METHOD; SEMI-VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (SVOCS);

AIRSHIPS;

BLACK CARBON; HELIUM; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR SAMPLING; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BLACK CARBON; BURNING; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIAMETER; DILUTION; EMISSION INVENTORY; HELIUM; INSTRUMENTATION; MILITARY APPLICATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SAMPLER; SAMPLING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WEAPON;

AEROSTAT; AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLUME;

EID: 80555131221     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.06.075     Document Type: Article

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