Field comparison of a personal cascade impactor sampler, an optical particle counter and CEN-EU standard methods for PM10, PM2.5 and PM1 measurement in urban environment

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 111-120

  Giorio, Chiara ^a   Tapparo, Andrea ^a   Scapellato, Maria Luisa ^a   Carrieri, Mariella ^a   Apostoli, Pietro ^b   Bartolucci, Giovanni Battista ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CEN EU standard sampling methods; Inorganic fraction characterization; Intercomparison; Optical particle counter; Particulate matter; Personal cascade impactor sampler

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION COUNTERS; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

CASCADE IMPACTORS; INORGANIC FRACTIONS; INTERCOMPARISONS; OPTICAL PARTICLE COUNTERS; PARTICULATE MATTER; STANDARD SAMPLING METHODS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ION; METAL;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FRACTIONATION; INSTRUMENTATION; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OPTICAL PARTICLE COUNTER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERSONAL CASCADE IMPACTOR SAMPLER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TROPHIC CASCADE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84883161700     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2013.07.013     Document Type: Article

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