Real-time performance of the microaeth® AE51 and the effects of aerosol loading on its measurement results at a traffic site

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1853-1863

  Cheng, Yu Hsiang ^a   Lin, Meng Hsien ^a  

^a MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AE31; AE51; Aethalometer; Black carbon; Loading effect; Traffic site

Indexed keywords

AE31; AE51; AETHALOMETER; BLACK CARBON; LOADING EFFECTS;

AEROSOLS;

LOADING;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; BLACK CARBON; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NOISE POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REAL TIME; RESEARCH WORK; SUSPENDED LOAD; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

EID: 84888412250     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2012.12.0371     Document Type: Article

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