Seasonal variation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Pearl River Delta region, China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 37, 2007, Pages 8370-8379

  Lang, Chang ^a   Tao, Shu ^a   Wang, Xuejun ^a   Zhang, Gang ^b   Li, Jun ^b   Fu, Jiamo ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Fugacity model; PAHs; Pearl River Delta; Seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

CHINA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FUGACITY MODELS; MEDIA CONCENTRATIONS; PEARL RIVER DELTA; SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUGACITY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PAH; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; GAS ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER FLOW;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 36049008517     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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