Chirality and the origin of atmospheric humic-like substances

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1315-1327

  Salma, I ^a   Meszaros T ^a   Maenhaut, W ^b   Vass, E ^a   Majer, Z ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; BIOMASS BURNING; CELLULOSE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXTRACTION METHOD; FORMATION MECHANISM; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; LIGNIN; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 76349121040     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-1315-2010     Document Type: Article

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