Chemical composition and size distribution of airborne particulate matters in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 278-286

  Li, Xingru ^a   Wang, Lili ^b   Wang, Yuesi ^b   Wen, Tianxue ^b   Yang, Yongjie ^b   Zhao, Yanan ^b   Wang, Yingfeng ^a  

^a CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical compositions; Mass size distribution; Pollution control measures; Source

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL SAMPLES; AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS; BIOMASS-BURNING; CARBONACEOUS PARTICLES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COARSE MODE; CRUSTAL ELEMENTS; DIFFERENT MASS; DIFFERENT SIZES; ELEMENTAL CARBON; FINE PARTICLES; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MASS SIZE DISTRIBUTION; OC/EC RATIO; OLYMPIC GAMES; OLYMPICS; PARTICLE MASS; PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION; SECONDARY ORGANIC CARBON; SOURCE; TOXIC ELEMENTS; WATER-SOLUBLE IONS; WEAK CORRELATION;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BARIUM; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLLUTION INDUCED CORROSION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

IONS;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; BARIUM; CALCIUM; ELEMENTAL CARBON; IRON; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; SULFATE; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR SAMPLING; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORRELATION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; OLYMPIC GAMES; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONTROL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84856634849     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.12.021     Document Type: Article

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