Functional group composition of ambient and source organic aerosols determined by tandem mass spectrometry

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 7041-7055

  Dron, J ^a,c   El Haddad, I ^a   Temime Roussel, B ^a   Jaffrezo, J L ^b   Wortham, H ^a   Marchand, N ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBONYL COMPOUND; CARBOXYLIC ACID; COMBUSTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOOXIDATION; POINT SOURCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC EMISSION; WOOD;

CHAMONIX; FRANCE; HAUTE SAVOIE; RHONE-ALPES;

EID: 79959235120     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-7041-2010     Document Type: Article

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