U.S. National PM2.5 chemical speciation monitoring networks—CSN and IMPROVE: Description of networks

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1410-1438

  Solomon, Paul A ^a   Crumpler, Dennis ^a   Flanagan, James B ^b   Jayanty, R K M ^b   Rickman, Ed E ^b   McDade, Charles E ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; MONITORING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); QUALITY CONTROL; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRACE ELEMENTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; BACKGROUND INFORMATION; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; INTERAGENCY MONITORING OF PROTECTED VISUAL ENVIRONMENTS; STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; VISIBILITY MONITORING NETWORK;

CHEMICAL SPECIATION;

AMMONIA; ANION; CARBON; CATION; CHLORIDE; ELEMENT; ION; NITRATE; NITRITE; NYLON; ORGANIC CARBON; POLITEF; SULFATE; TRACE ELEMENT; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL SPECIATION MONITORING NETWORK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERAGENCY MONITORING OF PROTECTED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHIPPING; UNITED STATES; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCEDURES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84923634095     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2014.956904     Document Type: Article

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