Composition profile of oxygenated organic compounds and inorganic ions in PM2.5 in Hong Kong

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 338-349

  Li, Yun Chun ^a,b   Yu, Jian Zhen ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

oxalic acid; phthalic acid; secondary organic aerosols

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGENATION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 77956213586     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN09167     Document Type: Article

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