Particulate organic acids in the atmosphere of Italian cities: Are they environmentally relevant?

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 652-659

  Balducci, Catia ^a   Cecinato, Angelo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric particulate matter; Dicarboxylic acids; Fatty acids; GCMS

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER; BORON TRIFLUORIDE; CHAIN COMPOUNDS; DERIVATIZATIONS; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS; PHTHALIC; PHTHALIC ACID; POLAR REGIONS; RURAL SITE; URBAN SITE;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; OLEIC ACID; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; STEARIC ACID;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

AZELAIC ACID; BEHENIC ACID; BORON TRIFLUORIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; LAURIC ACID; LIGNOCERIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PALMITOLEIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID; PROPANOL; STEARIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FATTY ACID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; ORGANIC ACID; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR MONITORING; AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; ITALY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA;

ITALY; LAZIO; LOMBARDY; MILAN; MILANO [LOMBARDY]; MONTELIBRETTI; PUGLIA; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; TARANTO;

EID: 74849127616     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.11.015     Document Type: Article

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