Organic composition of aerosol particulate matter during a haze episode in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 25, 2004, Pages 4223-4241

  Abas, M Radzi Bin ^a   Rahman, Noorsaadah A ^a   Omar, Nasr Yousef M J ^a   Maah, M Jamil ^a   Samah, Abu Azizan ^a   Oros, Daniel R ^b,c   Otto, Angelika ^b,d   Simoneit, Bernd R T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aliphatic components; Biomarkers; Haze; Levoglucosan; PAHs; Petroleum components

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; FOSSIL FUELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; TERPENOIDS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ALKANOIC ACID; ALKANOL; ALKANONE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; FOSSIL FUEL; LUBRICATING AGENT; NITRILE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; STEROL DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; WAX;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMARKER; HAZE; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXHAUST GAS; FILTRATION; HAZE; MALAYSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE;

ASIA; EURASIA; KUALA LUMPUR [WEST MALAYSIA]; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

MALAYA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 3042717132     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.01.048     Document Type: Article

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