In situ gas chromatographic measurements of halocarbons in an urban environment

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2221-2235

  Rivett, Alison C ^a   Martin, Damien ^a   Nickless, Graham ^a   Simmonds, Peter G ^a   O'Doherty, Simon J ^a   Gray, Daniel J ^a   Shallcross, Dudley E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbons; Industrial emissiona; Landfill emissions; Tropospheric air pollution; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; LAND FILL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

URBAN ENVIRONMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; BROMOCHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE; BROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON 11; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON 12; CHLOROFORM; HALOCARBON; HEXACHLOROETHANE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; HALOCARBON; TIME SERIES; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LANDFILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

BRISTOL; ENGLAND (AVON); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037403331     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(03)00148-1     Document Type: Article

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