Morphological and Chemical Characterization of Particulate Matter from an Indoor Measuring Campaign
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Optical Microscopy
3.2. SEM and EDX Analysis
3.3. X-ray Diffraction Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Bodor, M.; Ceoromila, A.; Bașliu, V. Morphological and Chemical Characterization of Particulate Matter from an Indoor Measuring Campaign. Sustainability 2022, 14, 11621. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141811621
Bodor M, Ceoromila A, Bașliu V. Morphological and Chemical Characterization of Particulate Matter from an Indoor Measuring Campaign. Sustainability. 2022; 14(18):11621. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141811621
Chicago/Turabian StyleBodor, Marius, Alina Ceoromila, and Vasile Bașliu. 2022. "Morphological and Chemical Characterization of Particulate Matter from an Indoor Measuring Campaign" Sustainability 14, no. 18: 11621. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141811621