Measurements of nonmethane hydrocarbons in 28 United States cities

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 170-182

  Baker, Angela K ^a   Beyersdorf, Andreas J ^a   Doezema, Lambert A ^b   Katzenstein, Aaron ^c   Meinardi, Simone ^a   Simpson, Isobel J ^a   Blake, Donald R ^a   Sherwood Rowland, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; NMHCs; Ozone precursors; Urban air pollution; Vehicular emissions

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; OZONE; PARAFFINS;

NONMETHANE HYDROCARBONS; OZONE PRECURSORS; URBAN AIR POLLUTION; VEHICULAR EMISSIONS;

METHANE;

ACETYLENE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ETHYLENE; HYDROCARBON;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MIXING RATIO; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; OZONE; TRACER; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CITY; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37349003084     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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