Automated system for monitoring trace C2H2 in ambient air by cavity ring-down spectroscopy combined with sample preconcentration

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 7354-7359

  Pradhan, Manik ^a   Aziz, M S I ^a   Grilli, Roberto ^a   Orr Ewing, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED SYSTEMS; CONTINUOUS-WAVE CAVITY; SAMPLE PRE-CONCENTRATION;

ACETYLENE;

ACETYLENE; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; AUTOMATION; CAVITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIEL VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MIXING RATIO; NEAR INFRARED; RURAL AREA; SPECTROMETER; SPECTROSCOPY; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; URBAN AREA;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY;

AIR; ANALYTIC SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS; AUTOMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHYLENES; GREAT BRITAIN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLES; AMBIENT AIR; AUTOMATED SYSTEMS; CAVITY RING-DOWN SPECTROSCOPY; COMBINATION BANDS; CONTINUOUS-WAVE CAVITY; DETECTION LIMITS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK DIODE LASER; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INDOOR AIR; MIXING RATIOS; NEAR INFRARED REGION; OUTDOOR AIR; PARTS PER BILLION; PARTS PER TRILLION; PRECISE MONITORING; ROAD TRAFFIC; ROTATIONAL LINES; SAMPLE PRECONCENTRATION; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

AIR QUALITY; AUTOMATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

MIXING;

EID: 54849190700     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es801378r     Document Type: Article

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