PM2.5 characterization for time series studies: Organic molecular marker speciation methods and observations from daily measurements in Denver

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2018-2030

  Dutton, Steven J ^a   Williams, Daniel E ^a   Garcia, Jessica K ^b   Vedal, Sverre ^c   Hannigan, Michael P ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical speciation; Molecular markers; Organic carbon; Particulate matter; PM2.5

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; AEROSOL SOURCES; BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS; DETECTION LIMITS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRIES; HEALTH EFFECTS; HEALTH STUDIES; LONG-TERM CORRELATIONS; METHOD IMPROVEMENTS; MOLECULAR MARKERS; MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS; NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; NON-POLAR; ORGANIC SPECIATIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM2.5; POINT SOURCES; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS; PRIMARY SOURCES; RECEPTOR SITES; SECONDARY PROCESS; SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES; SOURCE APPORTIONMENTS; SPECIATION METHODS;

AIR QUALITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FIRE HAZARDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC CARBON; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; TIME SERIES;

PERMANENT MAGNETS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POINT SOURCE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TIME SERIES; TOXICITY; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VAPORIZATION;

COLORADO; DENVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59749106398     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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