PM2.5 water-soluble elements in the southeastern United States: Automated analytical method development, spatiotemporal distributions, source apportionment, and implications for heath studies

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 20, 2015, Pages 11667-11682

  Fang, T ^a   Guo, H ^a   Verma, V ^a,c   Peltier, R E ^b   Weber, R J ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANALYTICAL METHOD; EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; REDOX CONDITIONS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84945243611     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-11667-2015     Document Type: Article

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