Comparison of instruments for particle number size distribution measurements in air quality monitoring

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 48-55

  Price, H D ^a   Stahlmecke, B ^b   Arthur, R ^c   Kaminski, H ^b   Lindermann, J ^b   Dauber E ^b   Asbach, C ^b   Kuhlbusch, T A J ^b   BeruBe K A ^d   Jones, T P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology (IUTA) eV   (Germany)

^c Centre for Health Sciences Research   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

APS; ELPI; FMPS; Number size distribution (NSD); SMPS

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SILICA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WIND TUNNELS;

ELECTRICAL LOW-PRESSURE IMPACTOR; ELPI; FAST MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZERS; FMPS; NUMBER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE NUMBER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER; SMPS;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; MONITORING SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AERODYNAMIC PARTICLE SIZER; AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL LOW PRESSURE IMPACTOR; FAST MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER; LASER; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER;

EID: 84902437152     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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