Phenols and hydroxy-PAHs (Arylphenols) as tracers for coal smoke particulate matter: Source tests and ambient aerosol assessments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 7294-7302

  Simoneit, Bernd R T ^a   Bi, Xinhui ^b   Oros, Daniel R ^c   Medeiros, Patricia M ^a,e   Sheng, Guoying ^b,d   Fu, Jiamo ^b,d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c Shanghai University ^*  (United States)

^d SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CLIMATOLOGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; SOURCE TESTS;

PHENOLS;

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; COAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; TRACER;

AEROSOLS; CLIMATOLOGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHENOLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AEROSOL; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COAL; EMISSION; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SMOKE; TRACER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMBUSTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SMOKE; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALKANES; CHINA; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OREGON; PHENOLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SMOKE;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; CORVALLIS; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; SHANXI; TAIYUAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35948936722     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071072u     Document Type: Article

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