Characterisation of hydrocarbons in atmospheric aerosols from different European sites

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2009, Pages 236-242

  Alves, C A ^a   Vicente, A ^a   Evtyugina, M ^a   Pio, C A ^a   Hoffer, A ^b   Kiss, G ^b   Decesari, S ^c   Hillamo, R ^d   Swietlicki, E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^d FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BaPE; n alkanes; PAH; Particulate matter; Rural sites; Source reconciliation

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTION; BOREAL FORESTS; CHARACTERISATION; DIAGNOSTIC PARAMETER; FINNISH; HUNGARY; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; N-ALKANES; PARTICULATE MATTER; PETROGENIC; PO VALLEY; RURAL SITE; UNRESOLVED COMPLEX MIXTURES; VEHICULAR EMISSION; BAPE; SOURCE RECONCILIATION;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RURAL AREAS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 78651543020     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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