Sources apportionment of fine and coarse aerosol in Klang Valley, Kuala Lumpur using positive matrix factorization

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-206

  Rahman, Shamsiah Abdul ^a   Hamzah, Mohd Suhaimi ^a   Wood, Abdul Khalik ^a   Elias, Md Suhaimi ^a   Salim, Nazaratul Ashifa Adullah ^a   Sanuri, Ezwiza ^a  

^a MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Airborne particulate; Elemental composition; Klang Valley; Positive matrix factorization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855600180     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5094/APR.2011.025     Document Type: Article

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