Sources of humic-like substances in the Pearl River Delta, China: Positive matrix factorization analysis of PM2.5 major components and source markers

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1995-2008

  Kuang, B Y ^a   Lin, P ^a,b   Huang, X H H ^a   Yu, J Z ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84923567354     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-1995-2015     Document Type: Article

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