Measurement of atmospheric formaldehyde and monoaromatic hydrocarbons using differential optical absorption spectroscopy during winter and summer intensive periods in Seoul, Korea

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 166, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 181-195

  Lee, Chulkyu ^a   Kim, Young Joon ^a   Hong, Sang Bum ^a   Lee, Hanlim ^a   Jung, Jinsang ^a   Choi, Yeo Jin ^b   Park, Jungeun ^a   Kim, Ki Hyun ^b   Lee, Jai Hoon ^a   Chun, Ki Joon ^c   Kim, Hyun Ho ^c  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

DOAS; Formaldehyde; Monoaromatic hydrocarbons; Urban air pollution; UV absorption

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; FORMALDEHYDE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; TOLUENE;

ATMOSPHERIC FORMALDEHYDE; BEAM PATHS; MONOAROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TRACE GASES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; FORMALDEHYDE; PARA XYLENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FORMALDEHYDE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXHAUST GAS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SEOUL [SEOUL (SPC)]; SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA; WORLD;

EID: 24744455917     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-7308-6     Document Type: Article

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