On the elemental composition of PM2.5 in central Cairo, Egypt

X-Ray Spectrometry

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 276-283

  Boman, Johan ^a   Shaltout, Abdallah A ^b,c   Abozied, Asmaa M ^b   Hassan, Salwa K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^c TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); URBAN GROWTH; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

AEROSOL PARTICLES; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; FINE AEROSOLS; HUMAN HEALTH; MEGACITIES; PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION; PM 2.5; RESEARCH CENTER; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; URBAN RESIDENTIAL AREAS;

AEROSOLS;

EID: 84879552188     PISSN: 00498246     EISSN: 10974539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/xrs.2464     Document Type: Article

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