Characteristics of concentrations and metal compositions for PM2.5 and PM2.5–10 in yunlin county, taiwan during air quality deterioration

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2571-2583

  Chen, Yu Cheng ^a,b   Hsu, Chin Yu ^a   Lin, Sheng Lun ^c   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^c   Chen, Mu Jean ^a   Fang, Guor Cheng ^d   Chiang, Hung Che ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Enrichment factor; Episode; Source apportionment; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ALUMINUM; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL DUST; COAL INDUSTRY; DETERIORATION; DUST; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SMELTING; STEELMAKING; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BACKWARD TRAJECTORY; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; EPISODE; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; QUALITY DETERIORATIONS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; TRACE METAL;

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BIOMASS BURNING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA; TRACE METAL; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

TAIWAN; YUNLIN;

EID: 84944122428     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.04.0261     Document Type: Article

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