Size Distributions of Species in Fine Particles in Denver Using a Microorifice Impactor
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- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Aerosol Science and Technology
- Vol. 6 (1) , 29-39
Abstract
Size-fractionated fine particles in Denver, Colorado, were collected by a microorifice impactor and analyzed for mass and elemental composition by a β-gauge and an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. A least-squares procedure was used to fit a lognormal distribution function to the data in order to determine values and uncertainties for the mass median aerodynamic diameter and geometric standard deviation. The validity of the uncertainties so determined was tested by comparing them to uncertainties derived from Monte Carlo simulations.Keywords
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