Characterization of PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Atlanta-Seasonal variations at urban, suburban, and rural ambient air monitoring sites

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 27, 2009, Pages 4187-4193

  Li, Zheng ^a,b   Porter, Erin N ^a   Sjödin, Andreas ^a   Needham, Larry L ^a   Lee, Sangil ^c   Russell, Armistead G ^b   Mulholland, James A ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

PAH; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; Retene; Seasonal variation; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR MONITORING; ATLANTA; BIOMASS MATERIALS; BIOMASS-BURNING; METHYL PHENANTHRENES; MONITORING SITES; PAH; PETROGENIC; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RETENE; RURAL SITE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN SITES; URBAN SITE;

AIR POLLUTION; ANTHRACENE; ATMOSPHERICS; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; ORGANIC CARBON; PERMANENT MAGNETS; POTASSIUM; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ORGANIC CARBON; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIOMASS BURNING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ORGANIC CARBON; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRACER; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN AREA; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WINTER; WOOD;

EID: 67651064332     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.05.031     Document Type: Article

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