Measuring organic carbon and black carbon in rainwater: Evaluation of methods

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 239-250

  Torres, Alexander ^a   Bond, Tami C ^a   Lehmann, Christopher M B ^b   Subramanian, R ^c   Hadley, Odelle L ^d  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Olympic Region Clean Air Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EVALUATION OF METHODS; POTENTIAL INTERFERENCES; PRECIPITATION SAMPLES; QUARTZ FIBER FILTERS; THERMAL-OPTICAL ANALYSIS;

AIR FILTERS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CARBON; GLASS FIBERS; ORGANIC CARBON; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER FILTRATION;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ACID; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE; BLACK CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; INORGANIC SALT; NATURAL GAS; ORGANIC CARBON; RAIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PARTICLE SOOT PHOTOMETRY; THERMAL OPTICAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WET DEPOSITION;

EID: 84893095673     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2013.868596     Document Type: Article

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