Size distribution and source apportionment of airborne metallic elements in Nanjing, China

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1796-1806

  Hu, Xin ^a   Ding, Zhuhong ^b   Zhang, Yun ^b   Sun, Yuanyuan ^a   Wu, Jichun ^a   Chen, Yijun ^a   Lian, Hongzhen ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric particles; Chemical composition; Enrichment factor; Multivariate statistical analysis; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTRON EMISSION; LEAD; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ZINC;

MAGNESIUM;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COPPER; ENRICHMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN AREA; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TITANIUM;

CHINA; JIANGSU; NANJING [JIANGSU];

EID: 84888393257     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2012.11.0332     Document Type: Article

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