On the measurement of PANs by gas chromatography and electron capture detection

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-43

  Flocke, Frank M ^a   Weinheimer, Andrew J ^a   Swanson, Aaron L ^b   Roberts, James M ^c   Schmitt, Rainer ^d   Shertz, Stephen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Metcon GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Atmospheric chemistry; Gas chromatography; Peroxyacetyl nitrate; Peroxyacyl nitrates

Indexed keywords

PEROXYACETYLNITRATE;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PEROXYACETYL NITRATE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS FLOW; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 27744448617     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-005-6772-0     Document Type: Article

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