Characteristics of summertime PM2.5 organic and elemental carbon in four major Chinese cities: Implications of high acidity for water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 318-325

  Pathak, Ravi Kant ^a   Wang, Tao ^a,b   Ho, K F ^a   Lee, S C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acid catalyzed reaction; Acidity; EC; OC; SOA; WSOC

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AEROSOLS; CATALYSIS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ACID-CATALYZED REACTIONS; HETEROGENEOUS CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC AND ELEMENTAL CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON FRACTION; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC CARBON; WSOC;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ACID; AMMONIA; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; PROTON; SULFATE; WATER;

ACIDITY; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR SAMPLING; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ORGANIC CARBON; TRANSFORMATION;

ACIDITY; AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER;

CHINA;

EID: 78649743779     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.10.021     Document Type: Article

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