Which emission sources are responsible for the volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere of Pearl River Delta?

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 188, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 116-124

  Guo, H ^a   Cheng, H R ^b   Ling, Z H ^a   Louie, P K K ^c   Ayoko, G A ^d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT   (Hong Kong)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

PMF; PRD; Source apportionment; VOCs

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS-BURNING; EMISSION INVENTORIES; EMISSION SOURCES; FIELD MEASUREMENT; HONG-KONG; OZONE PRECURSORS; PEARL RIVER DELTA; PMF; POLLUTION SOURCES; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION; PRD; RECEPTOR MODEL; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; URBAN SITE; VEHICULAR EMISSION; VOCS;

AIR POLLUTION; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; OZONE; SOLVENTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

GASOLINE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; SOLVENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOMASS BURNING; EMISSION INVENTORY; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; OZONE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN SITE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; EXHAUST GAS; HONG KONG; PEARL RIVER DELTA; POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; FIRES; HONG KONG; RIVERS; SOLVENTS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; HONG KONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 79952485597     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.01.081     Document Type: Article

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