Black carbon and particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations in New York city's subway stations

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 14738-14745

  Vilcassim, M J Ruzmyn ^a   Thurston, George D ^a   Peltier, Richard E ^b   Gordon, Terry ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; SUBWAY STATIONS; SUBWAYS; TRACE ELEMENTS; UNDERPASSES;

AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS; ORGANIC AND ELEMENTAL CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM2.5 CONCENTRATION; QUARTZ FILTERS; TEFLON FILTERS; TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND SUBWAY STATIONS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

BLACK CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; TRACE ELEMENT; AIR POLLUTANT; CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOOT;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDOOR AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; GRAVIMETRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOOT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; RAILWAY;

KANSAS; MANHATTAN; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NEW YORK CITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RAILROADS; SOOT;

EID: 84918585193     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es504295h     Document Type: Article

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