Identification of Polymers as Major Components of Atmospheric Organic Aerosols

Science

Volumn 303, Issue 5664, 2004, Pages 1659-1662

  Kalberer, M ^a   Paulsen, D ^b   Sax, M ^a   Steinbacher, M ^b   Dommen, J ^b   Prevot, A S H ^b   Fisseha, R ^b   Weingartner, E ^b   Frankevich, V ^a   Zenobi, R ^a   Baltensperger, U ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOTOOXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ORGANIC AEROSOLS; PARTICLE MASS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; GLYOXAL; METHYLGLYOXAL; POLYMER;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLYMER;

AEROSOL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MODEL; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 12144287942     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1092185     Document Type: Article

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