Fine particles (PM2.5) at a CAWNET background site in Central China: Chemical compositions, seasonal variations and regional pollution events

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 86, Issue , 2014, Pages 193-202

  Zhang, Fan ^a   Cheng, Hai rong ^a   Wang, Zu wu ^a   Lv, Xiao pu ^a   Zhu, Zhong min ^c   Zhang, Gan ^b   Wang, Xin ming ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Back trajectory; Background; Long range atmospheric transport; PM2.5; Pollution events; Potential source contribution function (PSCF)

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BACK TRAJECTORIES; BACKGROUND; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; LONG-RANGE ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORTS; NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; POTENTIAL SOURCE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; STORMS;

POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM ION; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ION; MAGNESIUM ION; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; SODIUM ION; SULFATE; WATER;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; BACK ANALYSIS; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HAZE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRAJECTORY;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; AUTUMN; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HAZE; MONGOLIA; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLUBILITY; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

CHINA;

EID: 84892975276     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

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