Composition of extractable organic matter of air particles from Malaysia: Initial study

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 2779-2793

  Abas, M Radzi Bin ^a   Simoneit, Bernd R T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aliphatic components; Biomarkers; Haze; Phenols

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ALKANOIC ACID; ALKANOL; FOSSIL FUEL; ORGANIC MATTER; PHTHALIC ACID; SOLVENT; STEROL; TERPENOID;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; EXTRACTION; MALAYSIA; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

AIR PARTICLE; ALKENE; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ATMOSPHERIC HAZE; COMPOSITION; ORGANIC MATTER; PHENOL; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTION;

MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR;

BIOMARKERS; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PARAFFINS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHENOLS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ALIPHATIC COMPONENTS; ALKANEDIOIC ACIDS; ALKANOIC ACIDS; ALKANOLS; ALKANONES; BIOGENIC SOURCES; HAZE; HIGH VOLUME AIR SAMPLER; MALAYSIA; ORGANIC MATTER;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 0029663328     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00336-3     Document Type: Article

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