| Main Title |
Composition of Size-Fractionated Aerosol in Charleston, West Virginia. |
| Author |
Lewis, Charles W. ;
Macias, Edward S. ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Sciences Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| Year Published |
1979 |
| Report Number |
EPA-600/J-80-003; |
| Stock Number |
PB80-195993 |
| Additional Subjects |
Gas analysis ;
Aerosols ;
Particle size distribution ;
West Virginia ;
Sampling ;
Chemical analysis ;
Fines ;
X ray fluorescence ;
X ray analysis ;
Carbon ;
Nitrogen ;
Sulfur ;
Sulfates ;
Sources ;
Inorganic nitrates ;
Sodium ;
Ammonia ;
Magnesium ;
Air pollution ;
Reprints ;
Charleston(West Virginia) ;
Air pollution detection ;
Ion chromatography ;
Ion selective electrodes
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| Holdings |
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| NTIS |
PB80-195993 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
12p |
| Abstract |
Atmospheric aerosols were collected during a 21 day period in late summer of 1976 in Charleston, West Virginia, using five dichotomous virtual impactor samplers simultaneously. The resulting coarse and fine aerosol were analyzed with a variety of physical and chemical methods: gravimetrically for total mass; by XRF for elements heavier than Mg; by proton induced gamma-ray emission for C, N and S; by ion chromatography for sulfate, nitrate and Na; and by ion selective electrode for ammonia. It was inferred that sulfur and nitrogen in the fine fraction were almost entirely in the form of ammonium sulfate, accounting for 41% of the total fine particle mass. Carbon was a large component of both fine and coarse particle mass, constituting 16% and 12%, respectively. Factor analysis of the data indicated that four factors were sufficient to satisfactorily represent the variance of 26 measured parameters. The factors are characteristic of crustal material, ammonium sulfate, automotive emissions, and an unidentified anthropogenic source or set of sources. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Atmospheric Environment, v14 p185-194 1980. Prepared in cooperation with Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO. Dept. of Chemistry. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Composition of Size-Fractionated Aerosol in Charleston, West Virginia. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
22 Jan 79 |
| Category Codes |
7D; 68A; 99A |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/09 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
323781109 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
