Reduced sulfur compounds in ambient air surrounding an industrial region in Korea

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 148, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 109-125

  Pal, Raktim ^a   Kim, Ki Hyun ^a   Jeon, Eui Chan ^a   Song, Sang Keun ^b   Shon, Zang Ho ^c   Park, Shin Young ^a   Lee, Ki Han ^a   Hwang, Sun Jin ^d   Oh, Jong Min ^d   Koo, Youn Seo ^e  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^e Anyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ambient air; Anthropogenic industrial area; Industrial area; Reduced sulfur compound (RSC)

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; DIAMONDS; SIPHONS; SULFUR; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

AMBIENT AIR; ANTHROPOGENIC INDUSTRIAL AREA; ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS; CONCENTRATION DATUMS; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; DIURNAL CYCLES; FIELD CAMPAIGNS; FIELD STUDIES; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIAL SITES; REDUCED SULFUR COMPOUND (RSC); STUDY AREAS; TEMPORAL PATTERNS; VARIABLE RANGES; WINTER SEASONS;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CARBON DISULFIDE; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANETHIOL; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DIURNAL VARIATION; SULFUR COMPOUND;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; ODOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH KOREA;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INDUSTRY; KOREA; ODORS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEASONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 58049187099     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-0143-z     Document Type: Article

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