Decadal variations of rainwater formic and acetic acid concentrations in Wilmington, NC, USA

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1010-1014

  Willey, Joan D ^a   Glinski, Donna A ^a   Southwell, Melissa ^a   Long, Michael S ^b   Brooks Avery, G ^a   Kieber, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Formic acid; Organic acids; Rainwater

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID CONCENTRATION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; ATMOSPHERIC INPUTS; EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES; GROWING SEASON; LONG TERM MONITORING; RAINWATER; REFORMULATED GASOLINE; TEMPORAL CHANGE; TIME-PERIODS; VEHICULAR EMISSION;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EMISSION CONTROL; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FORMIC ACID; GASOLINE; METAL ANALYSIS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH;

ACETIC ACID;

ACETIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; RAIN;

ACETIC ACID; ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DECADAL VARIATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FORMIC ACID; FUTURE PROSPECT; GROWING SEASON; PH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAINWATER; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; WILMINGTON [NORTH CAROLINA];

EID: 78650969221     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.10.047     Document Type: Article

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