Assessment of reduced sulfur compounds in ambient air as malodor components in an urban area

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 3381-3390

  Susaya, Janice ^a   Kim, Ki Hyun ^a   Phan, Nhu Thuc ^a   Kim, Jo Chun ^b  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ambient; CH3SH; DMDS; DMS; H2S; Odorant monitoring; Reduced sulfur compounds

Indexed keywords

ODORS; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

AMBIENT; CH3SH; DMDS; LONG TERM MONITORING; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; OCCURRENCE FREQUENCIES; REDUCED SULFUR COMPOUNDS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

DIMETHYL DISULFIDE; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANETHIOL; RAIN; REDUCED SULFUR COMPOUND; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CORRELATION; DEW POINT; DIMETHYLSULFIDE; ODOR; RAINFALL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SULFUR; URBAN AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ODOR; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH KOREA; URBAN AREA;

ANSAN; KYONGGI; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 79955995183     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.03.051     Document Type: Article

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