Assessing the organic composition of urban surface films using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Chemosphere

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 142-152

  Simpson, Andre J ^a   Lam, Buuan ^a   Diamond, Miriam L ^a   Donaldson, D James ^a   Lefebvre, Brent A ^b   Moser, Arvin Q ^b   Williams, Antony J ^b   Larin, Nicolay I ^b   Kvasha, Mikhail P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Advanced Chemistry Development Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contaminant fate; Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Organic composition; Surface films; Urban centers

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; FILMS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; STYRENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CONTAMINANT FATE; ORGANIC COMPOSITION; SURFACE FILMS; URBAN CENTERS;

SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

ALCOHOL; ALKANE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

COMPOSITION; FILMS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; STYRENE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CANADA; FILM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOLID STATE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33645008960     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.07.013     Document Type: Article

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