Quantification of secondary organic aerosol in an Australian urban location

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-126

  Keywood, Melita ^a   Guyes, Helen ^b,c   Selleck, Paul ^a   Gillett, Rob ^a  

^a Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

EC tracer method; primary carbon

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CELLULOSE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; FOREST FIRE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMOKE; TRACER; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79955622348     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN10100     Document Type: Article

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