Characterization of PM2.5 collected during broadcast and slash-pile prescribed burns of predominately ponderosa pine forests in northern Arizona

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2087-2094

  Robinson, Marin S ^a   Zhao, Min ^a   Zack, Lindsay ^a   Brindley, Christine ^a   Portz, Lillian ^a   Quarterman, Matthew ^a   Long, Xiufen ^b   Herckes, Pierre ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elemental carbon; Fine particulate matter; Organic carbon; PM2.5; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Prescribed burn; Wood smoke particulate

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTAL CARBON; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; PM2.5; POLYCYCLIC AROMATICS; PRESCRIBED BURN;

AROMATIZATION; FIRES; ORGANIC CARBON; PILES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SMOKE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CARBINOXAMINE; CHLORIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SULFUR;

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIAMETER; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SMOKE; WILDFIRE; WOOD;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FIRE; FIRE PROTECTION; FOREST; PARTICULATE MATTER; PONDEROSA PINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLASH PILE BURN; UNITED STATES; WOOD SMOKE;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952440818     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.01.051     Document Type: Article

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