Characterization of hydrocarbons, halocarbons and carbonyls in the atmosphere of Hong Kong

Chemosphere

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1363-1372

  Guo, H ^a   Lee, S C ^a   Louie, P K K ^b   Ho, K F ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carbonyls; Correlation; Halocarbons; Hydrocarbons; Photochemical reactivity

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE EVAPORATION; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS; VEHICULAR EMISSIONS;

BUTANE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FORMALDEHYDE; GASOLINE; HALOGENATION; METHANE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

HYDROCARBONS;

1 BUTENE; 3,4 XYLENE; ACETALDEHYDE; ACETONE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZALDEHYDE; BUTANE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; FORMALDEHYDE; GASOLINE; HALOCARBON; HYDROCARBON; ISOPRENE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; METHYL CHLORIDE; NATURAL GAS; OZONE; PROPYLENE; SOLVENT; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBONYL COMPOUND; HALOCARBON; HYDROCARBON;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVAPORATION; EXHAUST GAS; HONG KONG; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOREACTIVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HONG KONG; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEASONS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 7444225783     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.07.055     Document Type: Article

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