Passive sampler for monitoring ambient nitric acid (HNO3) and nitrous acid (HNO2) concentrations

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 2655-2660

  Bytnerowicz, Andrzej ^a   Sanz, Maria Jose ^b   Arbaugh, Michael J ^a   Padgett, Pamela E ^a   Jones, David P ^a   Davila, Antonio ^a  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Monitoring; Nitrogenous air pollutants; Passive sampler; Remote sites

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIR; CLIMATOLOGY; DIFFUSION; NYLON POLYMERS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

HONEYCOMB DENUDER SYSTEMS; NITROUS ACID; POLLUTANTS; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

NITRIC ACID;

NITRIC ACID; NITROUS ACID; NYLON; POLITEF;

AIR SAMPLING;

ACCURACY; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CALIBRATION; DIFFUSION; FILTER; INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

EID: 17744362717     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.01.018     Document Type: Article

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