Ambient particle characterization by single particle aerosol mass spectrometry in an urban area of Beijing

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 94, Issue , 2014, Pages 323-331

  Li, Lei ^a   Li, Mei ^d   Huang, Zhengxu ^d   Gao, Wei ^d   Nian, Huiqing ^b   Fu, Zhong ^b   Gao, Jian ^c   Chai, Fahe ^c   Zhou, Zhen ^d  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangzhou Hexin Analytical Instrument Company Limited   (China)

^c CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^d JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Composition; Mass spectrometry; Single particle; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

ARTS COMPUTING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC CARBON; STEELMAKING; STORMS;

AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETERS; AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; IDENTIFICATION AND APPORTIONMENTS; NEURAL NETWORK ALGORITHM; ORGANIC AND ELEMENTAL CARBON; SINGLE PARTICLE; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;

AEROSOLS;

FERROUS ION; POTASSIUM NITRATE;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HAZE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLLUTION;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; DUST; HAZE; MASS SPECTROMETER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL INDUSTRY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PARTICLE AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETRY; TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA; VISIBILITY; WIND;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84901437482     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.03.048     Document Type: Article

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