Depletion of gaseous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a forest canopy

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 4105-4113

  Choi, S D ^a   Staebler, R M ^b   Li, H ^a,c   Su, Y ^a,b   Gevao, B ^a,d   Harner, T ^b   Wania, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUDBURST; CANOPY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELEVATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; PAH;

BORDEN; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 49149084067     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-4105-2008     Document Type: Article

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