Measurements of peroxyacyl nitrates (PANS) in Mexico City: Implications for megacity air quality impacts on regional scales

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 30, 1999, Pages 5003-5012

  Gaffney, J S ^a   Marley, N A ^a   Cunningham, M M ^a   Doskey, P V ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Butene sources; Megacities; Mexico city air quality; Nonmethane hydrocarbons; Peroxyacetyl nitrate; Peroxyacyl nitrates

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BUTENES; FORMALDEHYDE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASOLINE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES; OZONE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION (ECD); PEROXYACYL NITRATES;

AIR POLLUTION;

NITRATE; PEROXYACYL NITRATE; PEROXYBUTYRYL NITRATE; PEROXYPROPIONYL NITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MEGACITY; PEROXYACYL NITRATE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

MEXICO;

EID: 0032599713     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00263-0     Document Type: Article

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