Effects of post-sampling conditions on ambient carbon aerosol filter measurements

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 37, 2009, Pages 5937-5943

  Dillner, Ann M ^a   Phuah, Chin H ^a,b   Turner, Jay R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon fractions; OCEC; Organic carbon artifact; Semi volatile organic compounds; Thermal optical method

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; AVERAGE LOSS; CARBON AEROSOLS; CARBON FRACTION; CARBON LOADINGS; CARBON MASS; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; DENUDERS; ELEMENTAL CARBON; MASS CONCENTRATION; MEASUREMENT ARTIFACTS; OPTICAL METHODS; ORGANIC CARBON ARTIFACTS; POST-SAMPLING; QUARTZ FILTERS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAMPLING PERIOD; SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STABLE MEASUREMENTS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STORAGE TIME; TOTAL CARBON; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SAMPLING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; SILICON DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTER; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER; FRACTIONATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 71749098339     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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