Evaluation of ambient SO2 measurement methods at roadside sites

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 2781-2788

  Yao, Xiaohong ^a,b   Lee, Colin J ^a   Evans, Greg J ^a   Chu, Amanda ^a   Godri, Krystal J ^a   McGuire, Maygan L ^a   Ng, Andy C ^c   Whitelaw, Clarissa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artifact; GP IC; NOx; Roadside; SO2

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; ARTIFACT; CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT; CONCENTRATION VALUES; DENUDERS; EMISSION SOURCES; FLUORESCENCE ANALYZER; GAS PARTICLES; GOOD CORRELATIONS; GP-IC; INDUSTRY STANDARDS; ION CHROMATOGRAPHS; MEASUREMENT METHODS; NO CONCENTRATION; NOX; PARTICLE NUCLEATION; SO2; SULFUR EMISSIONS; SULFUR OXIDATION; URBAN STREET CANYON; UV FLUORESCENCE;

AIR QUALITY; FLUORESCENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; NITROGEN OXIDES; ROADSIDES; SULFUR;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

NITRIC OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTIFACT; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; NITROGEN OXIDES; STREET CANYON; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HIGHWAY; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79954581537     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.01.070     Document Type: Article

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