Quantification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in size fractionated ambient aerosol and their source identification using wind profile data

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 855-860

  Santosh, H S ^a   Nandini, N ^a   Pandit, G G ^b   Sharma, Suman ^b  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Ambient aerosol; Particle size (>PM10,PM10,PM2.5)

Indexed keywords

ACENAPHTHYLENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; NAPHTHALENE; PERYLENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WIND;

EID: 46649117877     PISSN: 09723005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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