Variations of uptake rates in benzene diffusive sampling as a function of ambient conditions

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 243-244, Issue , 1999, Pages 203-217

  Ballach, J ^a,b   Greuter, B ^a   Schultz, E ^a   Jaeschke, W ^b  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambient conditions; Benzene; Diffusive sampler; Passive sampling; Uptake rate; Wind shielded sampling

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ADSORPTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; HUMIDITY; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER; SAMPLING; WIND;

EID: 0032778499     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00387-3     Document Type: Article

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