Emissions of gas- and particle-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Shing Mun Tunnel, Hong Kong

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 40, 2009, Pages 6343-6351

  Ho, K F ^a,b   Ho, Steven Sai Hang ^a,c   Lee, S C ^a   Cheng, Y ^b,d   Chow, Judith C ^b,c   Watson, John G ^b,c   Louie, P K K ^e   Tian, Linwei ^f  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT   (Hong Kong)

^f CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Emission factor; Gas and particle PAHs; Hong Kong; PAH; Tunnel

Indexed keywords

ACENAPHTHENE; ACENAPHTHYLENE; AROMATIC RINGS; DIESEL EXHAUSTS; EMISSION FACTOR; EMISSION FACTORS; EXHAUST EMISSION; FLUORANTHENE; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HONG-KONG; INTERCEPT METHODS; PAH EMISSIONS; PARTICLE PHASE; PERYLENES; REAL-WORLD; VEHICLE EMISSION FACTORS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TUNNELS; WIND TUNNELS;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

1,2,3 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 1,2,4 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 1,3,5 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; ACENAPHTHYLENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; DIESEL FUEL; FLUORANTHENE; GASOLINE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CORRELATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUMMER; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TUNNEL; WINTER;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; HONG KONG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; NEW TERRITORIES; SHING MUN TUNNEL;

NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 71049134302     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.09.025     Document Type: Article

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