An experimental set up of a PAH vapour generator and its use to test an annular denuder

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 609-616

  Temime, Brice ^a   Francois, Stephanie ^a   Monod, Anne ^a   Wortham, Henri ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Denuder tubes; PAH; Vapour generator

Indexed keywords

AIR; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; NAPHTHALENE; SAMPLING; VAPORS;

ANNULAR DENUDER;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

PAH;

ACCURACY; AIR SAMPLING; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVICE; FLOW RATE; GENERATOR; HUMIDITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLLUTION MONITORING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC;

EID: 0036887470     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00193-8     Document Type: Article

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