Physicochemical characteristics and source apportionment of atmospheric aerosol particles in Kinmen-Xiamen Airshed

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 308-323

  Li, Tsung Chang ^a   Chen, Wei Hsiang ^a   Yuan, Chung Shin ^a,b   Wu, Shui Ping ^b   Wang, Xin Hong ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Kinmen Xiamen Airshed; Physicochemical properties; Source apportionment; Tempospatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL CEMENT; STEELMAKING; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; URBAN GROWTH;

AIR POLLUTION EPISODES; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL PARTICLES; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETERS; KINMEN-XIAMEN AIRSHED; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; TEMPOSPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SULFATE; VOLUME;

TAIWAN STRAIT;

EID: 84873048044     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2011.11.0203     Document Type: Article

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