Chemical speciation, transport and contribution of biomass burning smoke to ambient aerosol in Guangzhou, a mega city of China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 26, 2010, Pages 3187-3195

  Zhang, Zhisheng ^a   Engling, Guenter ^b   Lin, Chuan Yao ^b   Chou, Charles C K ^b   Lung, Shih Chun C ^b   Chang, Shih Yu ^c   Fan, Shaojia ^a   Chan, Chuen Yu ^a   Zhang, Yuan Hang ^d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass combustion; Levoglucosan; Non sea salt potassium; Pearl River Delta; PM10

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS COMBUSTION; LEVOGLUCOSAN; NON-SEA-SALT POTASSIUM; PEARL RIVER DELTA; SEA SALTS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; GEMS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; ORGANIC CARBON; RIVERS;

COMBUSTION;

BIOFUEL; ION; LEVOGLUCOSAN; ORGANIC CARBON; POTASSIUM;

AIR MASS; AMBIENT AIR; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS BURNING; CROP RESIDUE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MEGACITY; ORGANIC CARBON; PYROLYSIS; RURAL AREA; SEA SALT; SMOKE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); STARCH; TRANSPORT VEHICLE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND DIRECTION;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AIR ANALYSIS; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BURN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CROPLAND; HURRICANE; NIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SMOKE; SOLUBILITY; WIND;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 77954660041     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.05.024     Document Type: Article

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