Seasonal variation of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons along the Kaohsiung coast

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2029-2037

  Lai, I Chien ^a   Lee, Chon Lin ^a   Zeng, Kun Yan ^a   Huang, Hu Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diagnostic ratios; Kaohsiung coastal area; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

AROMATIZATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COAL COMBUSTION; COASTAL ZONES; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

COASTAL AREA; DIAGNOSTIC RATIOS; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; JOSS PAPERS; KAOHSIING COASTAL AREA; PRINCIPAL-COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING SITE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOTAL POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

COAL; HYDROCARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PAH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VOLUME; WIND DIRECTION;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAMPLER; SAMPLING; SEASHORE; SEASONAL RAIN FOREST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TAIWAN; WOOD;

KAOHSIUNG; TAIWAN;

EID: 79956008615     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.03.026     Document Type: Article

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