Analysis and interpretation of the continuous hourly monitoring data for 26 C2-C8 hydrocarbons at 12 United Kingdom sites during 1996

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 297-312

  Derwent, R G ^a   Davies, T J ^b   Delaney, M ^b   Dollard, G J ^b   Field, R A ^b   Dumitrean, P ^b   Nason, P D ^b   Jones, B M R ^b   Pepler, S A ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automatic monitoring; Industrial sources; Motor vehicle emissions; Urban VOC concentrations; VOCs

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BENZENE; EVAPORATION; EXHAUST GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NATURAL GAS; TRACE ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AUTOMATIC MONITORING; EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS;

AIR POLLUTION;

BENZENE; HYDROCARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON; MONITORING; POLLUTION MONITORING;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033991612     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00203-4     Document Type: Article

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