Vertical and Diurnal characterization of volatile organic compounds in ambient air in Urban Areas

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 714-720

  Lin, Chi Chi ^a   Lin, Chitsan ^b   Hsieh, Lien Te ^c   Chen, Chin Ying ^d   Wang, Jr Ping ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d SINOTECH ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLLUTION; SILICA; TALL BUILDINGS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS; AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION; VERTICAL DISPERSION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

SILICON DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXHAUST GAS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; VERTICAL POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 80051732260     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.61.7.714     Document Type: Article

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