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William R. Pierson was affiliated with the Desert Research Institute in the United States. Their academic career did not document any recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues in the available data.

There is no recorded information on specific fields of study, subfields, or main topics related to the scientist's research work. Likewise, no book publications or awards received were listed in the source data.

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Given that William R. Pierson is deceased, the profile reflects past accomplishments or available records without speculation on ongoing or future endeavors.

Best Publications

  • The dri thermal/optical reflectance carbon analysis system: description, evaluation and applications in U.S. Air quality studies

    Judith C. Chow;John G. Watson;Lyle C. Pritchett;William R. Pierson

  • Real-world automotive emissions—Summary of studies in the Fort McHenry and Tuscarora mountain tunnels

    William R. Pierson;Alan W Gertler;Norman F. Robinson;John C. Sagebiel

  • Particulate Matter Associated with Vehicles on the Road

    William R. Pierson;Wanda W. Brachaczek

  • Comparison of the SCAQS Tunnel Study with Other On Road Vehicle Emission Data

    William R. Pierson;Alan W. Gertler;Ronald L. Bradow

  • Volatile organic compounds up to C20 emitted from motor vehicles; measurement methods

    Barbara Zielinska;John C. Sagebiel;Gregory Harshfield;Alan W. Gertler

  • The contribution of elemental carbon to the optical properties of rural atmospheric aerosols

    S.M. Japar;W.W. Brachaczek;R.A. Gorse;J.M. Norbeck

  • Real-world emissions and calculated reactivities of organic species from motor vehicles

    John C. Sagebiel;Barbara Zielinska;William R. Pierson;Alan W. Gertler

  • The nitric acid shootout: field comparison of measurement methods

    S.V. Hering;D.R. Lawson;I. Allegrini;A. Febo

  • Time resolved characterization of diesel particulate emissions. 1. Instruments for particle mass measurements.

    Moosmüller H;Arnott Wp;Rogers Cf;Bowen Jl

  • AIRBORNE PARTICULATE DEBRIS FROM RUBBER TIRES

    W. R. Pierson;Wanda W. Brachaczek

  • AMBIENT SULFATE MEASUREMENTS ON ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN AND THE QUESTION OF ATMOSPHERIC SULFATE IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

    William R. Pierson;Wanda W. Brachaczek;Timothy J. Truex;James W. Butler

  • Emissions of ammonia and amines from vehicles on the road

    William R. Pierson;Wanda W. Brachaczek

  • An assessment of the mobile source contribution to PM10 and PM2.5 in the United States

    A. W. Gertler;J. A. Gillies;W. R. Pierson

  • Exhaust Particle Size Distribution Measurements at the Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel

    M. Abu-Allaban;W. Coulomb;A. W. Gertler;J. Gillies

  • TIME-RESOLVED CHARACTERIZATION OF DIESEL PARTICULATE EMISSIONS. 2: INSTRUMENTS FOR ELEMENTAL AND ORGANIC CARBON MEASUREMENTS

    Moosmüller H;Arnott Wp;Rogers Cf;Bowen Jl

  • Hydrocarbon gases emitted from vehicles on the road. 2. Determination of emission rates from diesel and spark-ignition vehicles.

    C. V. Hampton;W. R. Pierson;D. Schuetzle;T. M. Harvey

  • Sulfate in diesel exhaust

    Timothy J. Truex;William R. Pierson;Douglas E. McKee

  • On the acidity of dew

    William R. Pierson;Wanda W. Brachaczek;Robert A. Gorse;Steven M. Japar

  • Apportionment of NMHC tailpipe vs non-tailpipe emissions in the Fort McHenry and Tuscarora mountain tunnels

    Alan W. Gertler;Eric M. Fujita;William R. Pierson;David N. Wittorff

  • Hydrocarbon gases emitted from vehicles on the road. 1. A qualitative gas chromatography/mass spectrometry survey.

    Christine V. Hampton;William R. Pierson;T. Michael. Harvey;William S. Updegrove

  • Real-world automotive emissions: Summary of studies in the Fort McHenry and Tuscarora Mountain tunnels. Final report

    W.R. Pierson;A.W. Gertler;N.F. Robinson;J.C. Sagebiel

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Gillies
John A. Gillies Desert Research Institute
Gerald J. Keeler
Gerald J. Keeler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Donald H. Stedman
Donald H. Stedman University of Denver
John G. Watson
John G. Watson Desert Research Institute
Glen R. Cass
Glen R. Cass California Institute of Technology
Thomas A. Cahill
Thomas A. Cahill University of California, Davis
Barbara Zielinska
Barbara Zielinska Desert Research Institute
Gary A. Bishop
Gary A. Bishop University of Denver
Hans Moosmüller
Hans Moosmüller Desert Research Institute
Thomas D. Durbin
Thomas D. Durbin University of California, Riverside

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