Structural characterisation of organic matter in fine tropospheric aerosol by pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-183

  Gelencser A ^a   Meszaros T ^b   Blazso M ^c   Kiss, Gy ^a   Krivacsy Z ^a   Molnar A ^a   Meszaros E ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^c CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chemical structure; Humic matter; Pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Rural site; Tropospheric fine aerosol

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC MATTER; TROPOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DERIVATIZATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0342757901     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006402731340     Document Type: Article

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