Applications of open-path fourier transform infrared for identification of volatile organic compound pollution sources and characterization of source emission behaviors

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 821-828

  Lin, Chitsan ^a   Liou, Naiwei ^a   Sun, Endy ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b Environmental Science Corporation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AMMONIA; DIGITAL STORAGE; ETHYLENE; GASOLINE REFINING; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PAINT; POLLUTION; STYRENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; METHOD DETECTION LIMITS; MONITORING METHODS; PAINT MANUFACTURING; REDUCTION PRODUCTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC);

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DESULFURIZATION; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMIDITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PAINT INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 45849119862     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.58.6.821     Document Type: Article

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