Characteristics of trace metals in traffic-derived particles in Hsuehshan Tunnel, Taiwan: Size distribution, potential source, and fingerprinting metal ratio

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 4117-4130

  Lin, Y C ^a   Tsai, C J ^b   Wu, Y C ^c   Zhang, R ^d   Chi, K H ^e   Huang, Y T ^a   Lin, S H ^a   Hsu, S C ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Environmental Protection Administration Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DUST; EMISSION INVENTORY; HEALTH IMPACT; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TOXIC MATERIAL; TRACE METAL; TRACER; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

SYUESHAN TUNNEL; TAIWAN;

EID: 84928402918     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-4117-2015     Document Type: Article

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