Quantification and radiocarbon source apportionment of black carbon in atmospheric aerosols using the CTO-375 method

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 36, 2007, Pages 7895-7906

  Zencak, Zdenek ^a   Elmquist, Marie ^a   Gustafsson, Örjan ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

14C; Black carbon; Chemothermal oxidation method; CTO 375; Elemental carbon; Radiocarbon; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; HEALTH; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SEDIMENTS; SOILS; THERMOOXIDATION;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; CHEMOTHERMAL OXIDATION METHODS; ELEMENTAL CARBONS; RADIOCARBONS;

CARBON BLACK;

CARBON; CARBON 14;

AEROSOL; BIOMASS; BLACK CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SWEDEN; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 35549009360     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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