Characterization of water-soluble organic carbon in urban atmospheric aerosols using solid-state13C NMR spectroscopy

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 666-672

  Sannigrahi, Poulomi ^a   Sullivan, Amy P ^a   Weber, Rodney J ^a   Ingall, Ellery D ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CLOUDS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEATION; PHENOLIC RESINS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

AMBIENT PARTICLE MASS; CARBON FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; CLOUD-NUCLEATING PROPERTIES; FULVIC ACIDS;

AEROSOLS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; FULVIC ACID; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HUMIC ACID; ORGANIC CARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER SOLUBLE ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOLS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CLOUDS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEATION; PHENOLIC RESINS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

AEROSOL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 32344451914     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051150i     Document Type: Article

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