Size distribution of alkyl amines in continental particulate matter and their online detection in the gas and particle phase

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4319-4332

  Vandenboer, T C ^a   Petroff, A ^a   Markovic, M Z ^a   Murphy, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSOL; DIAMETER; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79955915612     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-4319-2011     Document Type: Article

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