Spatial variability of atmospheric semivolatile organic compounds in Chile

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 303-309

  Shunthirasingham, Chubashini ^a   Barra, Ricardo ^b   Mendoza, Gonzalo ^b   Montory, Monica ^b   Oyiliagu, Catherine E ^a   Lei, Ying Duan ^a   Wania, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Chile; Elevation gradients; PAHs; Passive air sampling; PCBs; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CHILE; ELEVATION GRADIENT; PAHS; PASSIVE AIR; PCBS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); INSECTICIDES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SAMPLING; VAPORIZATION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ALPHA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; CHLOROTHALONIL; ENDOSULFAN; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; VOLATILE AGENT;

AIR MASS; ALTITUDE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LATITUDE; PCB; PESTICIDE; REACTION KINETICS; SAMPLING; SPATIAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILE; LATITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL SOIL VARIABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

ARICA; ARICA AND PARINACOTA; BIO BIO; CHILE; CONCEPCION [BIO BIO];

EID: 78649758738     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.10.027     Document Type: Article

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