Characterisation and source apportionment of submicron particle number size distributions in a busy street canyon

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 220-233

  Krecl, Patricia ^a   Targino, Admir Créso ^a   Johansson, Christer ^b,c   Ström, Johan ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Stockholm Environment and Health Administration   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Black carbon; DMPS; PMF; Traffic emissions; Urban air quality

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CARBON; COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; DIESEL ENGINES; GASOLINE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLLUTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VEHICLES;

BLACK CARBON; DMPS; PMF; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; URBAN AIR QUALITY;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; DIESEL ENGINE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STREET CANYON; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 84922179543     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2014.06.0108     Document Type: Article

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