Characterization of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a mixed-use urban community in Paterson, NJ: Concentrations and sources

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 631-639

  Lin, Lin ^a   Fan, Zhi Hua ^a   Zhu, Xianlei ^a   Huang, Li Hui ^a   Bonanno, Linda J ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOMERS; LAND USE; MINERAL OILS; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; AIR TOXICS MONITORING; AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMBUSTION SOURCES; DIESEL-POWERED VEHICLES; INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS);

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CARBON; COPPER; DIESEL FUEL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ZINC; METAL;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ISOMER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; METHODOLOGY; SEASON; TIME;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; METALS; NEW JERSEY; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 79961194030     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.61.6.631     Document Type: Article

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