Concentrations and sources of PAHs at three stations in Istanbul, Turkey

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 391-399

  Hanedar, Asude ^a,b   Alp, Kadir ^b   Kaynak, Burcak ^b,c   Baek, Jaemeen ^c   Avsar, Edip ^b   Odman, M Talat ^c  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

CMB; PAH; Source apportionment; TSP

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHEMICAL MASS BALANCE MODEL; CMB; CORRELATION VALUE; GASOLINE ENGINES; ISTANBUL , TURKEY; MONITORING STATIONS; NATURAL GAS COMBUSTION; PAH; RURAL SITE; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICLES; TSP; URBAN SITE; VEHICLE EMISSION; WOOD BURNING;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COAL COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIESEL ENGINES; GAS ENGINES;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL MASS BALANCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PAH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 79451469424     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.11.017     Document Type: Article

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