Levoglucosan, a tracer for cellulose in biomass burning and atmospheric particles

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-182

  Simoneit, B R T ^a,b   Schauer, J J ^b   Nolte, C G ^b   Oros, D R ^a   Elias, V O ^a   Fraser, M P ^b   Rogge, W F ^c   Cass, G R ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

1,6 Anhydro D glucopyranose; Aerosols; Biomarker tracers; Cellulose; Smoke

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BIOMARKERS; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; SMOKE;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; LEVOGLUCOSAN;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CELLULOSE; GLUCOSE DERIVATIVE; MONOSACCHARIDE;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE;

EID: 0032889915     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00145-9     Document Type: Article

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