Using levoglucosan as a molecular marker for the long-range transport of biomass combustion aerosols

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 4560-4564

  Fraser, Matthew P ^a   Lakshmanan, Kalyan ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; LEVOGLUCOSAN; MOLECULAR TRACER TECHNIQUE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

GLUCOSE DERIVATIVE; LEVOGLUCOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; BIOMASS BURNING; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRE; MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034332534     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es991229l     Document Type: Article

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