Impact of biomass burning sources on seasonal aerosol air quality

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 437-447

  Reisen, Fabienne ^a   Meyer, C P Mick ^a   Keywood, Melita D ^a  

^a Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Huon Valley Tasmania; Levoglucosan; Particulate matter; Prescribed burns; Residential wood burning

Indexed keywords

HUON VALLEY TASMANIA; LEVOGLUCOSAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESCRIBED BURN; RESIDENTIAL WOOD BURNING;

AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION;

LANDFORMS;

LEVOGLUCOSAN;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AUTUMN; BIOMASS BURNING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; SMOKE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLUME; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 84871385615     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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