Measurement of semivolatile carbonaceous aerosols and its implications: A review

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 674-681

  Cheng, Y ^a   He, K B ^a   Duan, F K ^a   Zheng, M ^b   Ma, Y L ^a   Tan, J H ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous aerosol; Denuder; Sampling artifact; Semivolatile organic carbon

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; EFFICIENCY; QUARTZ;

CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; DENUDERS; EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; QUARTZ FILTERS; SAMPLING ARTIFACTS; SEMI-CONTINUOUS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ADSORPTION; AEROSOL; EVAPORATION; FILTER; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUARTZ;

EID: 61649105724     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.11.007     Document Type: Review

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