Particulate sulfate ion concentration and SO2 emission trends in the United States from the early 1990s through 2010

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 10353-10365

  Hand, J L ^a   Schichtel, B A ^a   Malm, W C ^a   Pitchford, M L ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFUR EMISSION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873035048     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-10353-2012     Document Type: Article

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