Influence of UV-B radiation and temperature on photodegradation of PAHs: Preliminary results

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 241-252

  Nadal, Martí ^a   Wargent, Jason J ^b   Jones, Kevin C ^b   Paul, Nigel D ^b   Schuhmacher, Marta ^a   Domingo, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental conditions; Photodegradation; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Temperature; Tetradecane; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; CHRYSENE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TETRADECANE;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SYNERGISM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LATITUDE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOTODEGRADATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VEGETATION;

CATALONIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LANCASHIRE; LANCASTER; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TARRAGONA [CATALONIA]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750583082     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-006-9037-7     Document Type: Article

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