Validation of a new method for directional dust monitoring

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Datson, Hugh ^a   Hall, David ^b   Birch, Bill ^c  

^a DustScan Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Envirobods Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Blastlog Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Directional dust; Dust; Dust gauge; DustScan; Fugitive dust; Soiling

Indexed keywords

BRITISH STANDARDS; COARSE GRID; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; CUT POINT; DUST CAPTURE; DUST SAMPLING; DUSTSCAN; EXPOSURE PERIOD; EXPOSURE-TIME; FUGITIVE DUST; INDUSTRIAL SITES; POLYDISPERSES; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; ROUGHNESS ELEMENTS; SAMPLING INTERVAL; SITE BOUNDARY; SIZE SELECTION; SOILING; UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; GAGES; POLYDISPERSITY;

DUST;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; TURBULENCE; WIND VELOCITY;

ACCURACY; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLER; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CLOUD; DUST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY; VELOCITY; WIND;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84856674246     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.01.018     Document Type: Article

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