Size-resolved comprehensive characterization of airborne particulate matter

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 14-26

  Cuccia, E ^a   Massabo D ^a   Ariola, V ^a   Bove, M C ^a   Fermo, P ^b   Piazzalunga, A ^c   Prati, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Optical counter; Particulate matter; Positive matrix factorization; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; CASCADE IMPACTORS; CONCENTRATION VALUES; ELEMENTAL CARBON; ELEMENTAL COMPONENTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; FIELD CAMPAIGN; MASS CONCENTRATION; OPTICAL COUNTERS; OPTICAL PARTICLE COUNTERS; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM SAMPLING; PM10 AND PM2.5; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION; SECONDARY AEROSOLS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; THERMO-OPTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME EVOLUTIONS; URBAN AREAS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; EXTRACTION METHOD; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TIME SERIES; URBAN AREA;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLER; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; ITALY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

GENOA; GENOVA; ITALY; LIGURIA;

EID: 84869232162     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.10.045     Document Type: Article

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