Resolving the long-term trends of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Canadian Arctic atmosphere

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3217-3222

  Becker, Sara ^a   Halsall, Crispin J ^a   Tych, Wlodek ^a   Hung, Hayley ^b   Attewell, Susie ^a   Blanchard, Pierrette ^b   Li, Henrik ^c   Fellin, Phil ^c   Stern, Gary ^d   Billeck, Brian ^d   Friesen, Sheri ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Air Zone   (Canada)

^d FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC ATMOSPHERE; DETECTION LIMITS; DYNAMIC HARMONIC REGRESSION (DHR); TIME SERIES;

AIR POLLUTION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AIR CONDITIONING; FOREST FIRE; PAH; POLLUTANT; SUMMER;

AIR QUALITY; ARCTIC CLIMATE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CANADA; COMBUSTION; CONTAMINATION; PERIODICITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; VOLATILIZATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ARCTIC REGIONS; ATMOSPHERE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33646734704     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es052346l     Document Type: Article

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