Concentrations, trends and vehicle source profile of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in the U.K. atmosphere

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 2513-2525

  Smith, D J T ^a   Harrison, Roy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Particle; Partitioning; Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons; Rural air; Urban air

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYURETHAN FOAM;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; EXTRACTION; FILTER; FLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SAMPLING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POLYURETHANE FOAM PLUGS; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; YAMASAKI EQUATION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION; PAH; RURAL AIR; URBAN AIR; VEHICLE;

UK, ENGLAND, BIRMINGHAM;

EID: 0029663040     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00474-2     Document Type: Article

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