Chemical and mutagenic analysis of volatile organic compounds in Raleigh air samples at three different elevations before, during, and after hurricane Gordon

Chemosphere

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 879-893

  De Pollok, Fred Stratton ^a,b   Aneja, Viney P ^a   Hughes, Thomas J ^c   Claxton, Larry D ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MD 68 ^*  (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient air monitoring; Hurricane; Meteorology; Mutagenicity; Salmonella; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

HURRICANE GORDON; MUTAGEN; VOC;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; MUTAGENICITY; NITRATION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; UNITED STATES; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALTITUDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCARBONS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NATURAL DISASTERS; NORTH CAROLINA; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA, RALEIGH;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0343907818     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)00130-6     Document Type: Article

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