Distribution of particulate- and vapor-phase n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban atmosphere of Guangzhou, China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 289-298

  Bi, Xinhui ^a   Sheng, Guoying ^a   Peng, Ping'an ^a   Chen, Yingjun ^a   Zhang, Zhiqiang ^a   Fu, Jiamo ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

n alkanes; PAHs; PUF; TSP; Vapor particle partition

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; AIR POLLUTION; HEALTH RISKS; PARAFFINS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

PHASE DISTRIBUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ALKANE; BIOGENIC AMINE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ALKANE; PAH; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHINA; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN AREA; VAPOR;

CHINA;

EID: 0037213512     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00832-4     Document Type: Article

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