Three methods for quantifying proximity of air sampling sites to spatially resolved emissions of semi-volatile organic contaminants

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 35, 2010, Pages 4380-4387

  Westgate, J N ^a   Shunthirasingham, C ^a   Oyiliagu, C E ^a   von Waldow, H ^b   Wania, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air shed; Passive air sampling; Proximity gauge; Remoteness index; Semi volatile organic contaminant

Indexed keywords

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; AIR MASS; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC TRACER; COASTAL AREA; COMPUTATIONAL POWER; DISPERSION METHODS; EMPIRICAL MEASURE; INPUT DATAS; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MOUNTAIN RANGES; PASSIVE AIR; PASSIVE AIR SAMPLER; PASSIVE SAMPLING; PROXIMITY GAUGE; REMOTENESS INDEX; SAMPLING SITE; SEMI-VOLATILE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; STEEP GRADIENTS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; DISPERSIONS; GAGES; IMPURITIES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SEMI VOLATILE ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR MASS; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; GAUGE; MOUNTAIN REGION; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PROBABILITY; TRACER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COASTAL PLAIN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT; FIELD EMISSION; LATITUDE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77956872423     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.07.051     Document Type: Article

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