Feasibility of using low-cost portable particle monitors for measurement of fine and coarse particulate matter in urban ambient air

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 330-340

  Han, Inkyu ^a,b   Symanski, Elaine ^a,b   Stock, Thomas H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COSTS; HOUSING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AMBIENT PARTICULATE MATTER; COARSE PARTICULATE MATTER; LINEAR REGRESSION EQUATION; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM2.5 CONCENTRATION; URBAN RESIDENTIAL AREAS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AIR MONITOR; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST CONTROL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMIDITY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; URBAN AREA; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; TEXAS;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TEXAS;

EID: 85012986703     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2016.1241195     Document Type: Article

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