The impacts of reactive terpene emissions from plants on air quality in Las Vegas, Nevada

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 27, 2009, Pages 4109-4123

  Papiez, Maria R ^a,f   Potosnak, Mark J ^b   Goliff, Wendy S ^c   Guenther, Alex B ^d   Matsunaga, Sou N ^d   Stockwell, William R ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs); Emission factor; Emission inventory; Isoprene; Monoterpene; Sesquiterpene

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (BVOCS); EMISSION FACTOR; EMISSION INVENTORY; ISOPRENE; MONOTERPENE; SESQUITERPENE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; LIPIDS; OLEFINS; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

HYDROCARBON; ISOPRENE; OCIMENE; OZONE; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; ISOPRENE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; TERPENE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; EXHAUST GAS; LANDSCAPE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

LAS VEGAS; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FRAXINUS VELUTINA; WASHINGTONIA;

EID: 67651180526     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.05.048     Document Type: Article

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