Spatial variation of volatile organic compounds in a "Hot Spot" for air pollution

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 32, 2008, Pages 7329-7338

  Zhu, Xianlei ^a,b   Ohman Strickland, Pamela ^c   Zhang, Junfeng ^d   Bonanno, Linda ^d   Held, Joann ^e  

^a Tina)   (United States)

^b Tina)   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^e Air Toxics Analysis Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Air toxics; Hot spot; New Jersey; Personal exposure; Proximity; Spatial variation; VOCs

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; ETHERS; ETHYLBENZENE; POLLUTION; SAMPLING; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

AIR TOXICS; HOT SPOT; HOT SPOTTING; MEDIAN CONCENTRATIONS; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; NEW JERSEY; PASSIVE SAMPLERS; PERSONAL EXPOSURE; PROXIMITY; SAMPLING CAMPAIGNS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; VOCS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BENZENE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLOROFORM; ETHYLBENZENE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SAMPLING; SATURATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; VILLAGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

CALIFORNIA; CAMDEN [NEW JERSEY]; DAVIS; NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52949147777     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.07.039     Document Type: Article

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