Analysing temporal trends in the ratios of PM2.5/PM10 in the UK

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 34-48

  Munir, Said ^a  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Fine particulate matter; PM10; PM2.5; PM2.5 PM10 ratio

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; HUMAN RESPIRATORY TRACT; METEOROLOGICAL EFFECTS; MONITORING STATIONS; NON-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; SECONDARY PARTICLES; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION INVENTORY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85008192338     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.02.0081     Document Type: Article

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