Aliphatic alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in atmospheric PM10 aerosols from Baoji, China: Implications for coal burning

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 840-848

  Xie, Mingjie ^b   Wang, Gehui ^a,b   Hu, Shuyuan ^b   Han, Qingyou ^c   Xu, Yajuan ^c   Gao, Zhongchao ^c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Baoji Environment Monitoring Station   (China)

Author keywords

Molecular compositions; n Alkanes; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Seasonal variations; Source identification

Indexed keywords

COAL-BURNING; DIAGNOSTIC RATIOS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MOLECULAR COMPOSITIONS; MOLECULAR LEVELS; N-ALKANES; NORMAL ALKANE; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SOURCE IDENTIFICATION; SPRING-IN;

AIR QUALITY; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

PARAFFINS;

AEROSOL; ALKANE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BURNING; COAL; FOSSIL FUEL; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN POLLUTION;

ASIA; BAOJI; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHAANXI;

EID: 67649170446     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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