Validation of in-situ measurements of volatile organic compounds through flask sampling and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1301-1307

  Chang, Chih Chung ^a   OuYang, Chang Feng ^b   Wang, Chieh Heng ^c   Chiang, Sen Wei ^b   Wang, Jia Lin ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Inter comparison; Non methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs); Photochemical assessment monitoring stations (PAMS)

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS MONITORING; DATA RESOLUTIONS; FLAME IONIZATION DETECTION; FLASK SAMPLING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; IN-SITU METHODS; INTERCOMPARISONS; MONITORING STATIONS; NON-ATTAINMENT; NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT MONITORING STATIONS; SCATTER PLOTS; SURFACE LOSS;

IONIZATION OF GASES; METHANE; OZONE; SPECTROMETRY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

MONITORING;

HYDROCARBON; ISOPRENE; META XYLENE; OZONE; PARA XYLENE; PROPANE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACCURACY; AIR MONITORING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLASK SAMPLING; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STORAGE; TAIWAN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77349103854     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.12.016     Document Type: Article

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