Critical review of receptor modelling for particulate matter: A case study of India

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-12

  Pant, Pallavi ^a   Harrison, Roy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical mass balance; India; Multivariate models; PM; Receptor model; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MASS BALANCE; INDIA; MULTIVARIATE MODELS; RECEPTOR MODEL; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; PROMETHIUM;

ATMOSPHERICS;

ALKANE; ALUMINUM; BIOFUEL; BROMINE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; CHROMIUM; COAL; COBALT; COPPER; GASOLINE; HOPANOID; IRON; LEAD; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; ORGANIC CARBON; POTASSIUM; SCANDIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; SULFATE; TITANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ABATEMENT COST; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE SENSING; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMARKER; MASS BALANCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

BIOMASS COMBUSTION; CHEMICAL MASS BALANCE MODEL; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COOKING; DUST; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; EXHAUST GAS; FLY ASH; HUMAN; INDIA; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; METAL INDUSTRY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA;

INDIA;

EID: 84856547135     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.11.060     Document Type: Review

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