Seasonal variations and chemical compositions of PM 2.5 aerosol in the urban area of Fuzhou, China

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 104-105, Issue , 2012, Pages 264-272

  Xu, Lingling ^a,c   Chen, Xiaoqiu ^b   Chen, Jinsheng ^a   Zhang, Fuwang ^a,c   He, Chi ^a   Zhao, Jinping ^a,d   Yin, Liqian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Environmental Monitoring Center of Fujian   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d Environmental Monitoring Center of Guangdong   (China)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous species; Elements; Fuzhou city; PM 2.5; Seasonal variations; Water soluble ions

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; AVERAGE VALUES; CARBONACEOUS SPECIES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL SPECIES; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; FUZHOU , CHINA; FUZHOU CITY; MAJOR IONS; MASS CONCENTRATION; MATERIAL BALANCE; OC/EC RATIO; SEASONAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SOIL DUST; STRONG CORRELATION; URBAN AREAS; WATER-SOLUBLE IONS;

AIR POLLUTION; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; IONS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL; AMMONIUM NITRATE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; AUTUMN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING (SEASON); SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

CHINA; FUJIAN; FUZHOU;

EID: 84655167558     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.10.017     Document Type: Article

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