Molecular markers, essential oils and diagnostic parameters as indicators for assessing the origin and constitution of organic matter in atmospheric aerosols

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 362-386

  Alves, Célia A ^a   Pio, Casimiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosols; Diagnostic parameters; Essential oils; GC MS; Molecular markers; Source assignment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ESSENTIAL OILS; HYDROCARBONS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

BRANCHED HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESIDUES; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLANT WAXES;

AEROSOLS;

ACID; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ESSENTIAL OIL; HOPANOID; KETONE DERIVATIVE; MOLECULAR MARKER; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLEUM; PHYTOSTEROL; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ALCOHOL; ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOMARKER; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ESSENTIAL OIL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; KETONE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; WAX;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; FOREST; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL AREA; SEASHORE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION;

CENTRAL GREECE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ABIES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 42549087284     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2008.017917     Document Type: Article

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