Characteristics of particulate PAHs during a typical haze episode in Guangzhou, China

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 91-98

  Tan, Jihua ^a,b   Guo, Songjun ^c   Ma, Yongliang ^b   Duan, Jingchun ^d   Cheng, Yuan ^b   He, Kebin ^b   Yang, Fumo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Guangzhou; Haze episode; PAHs; PM2.5; TSP

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; CHARACTERISTIC RATIO; GUANGZHOU; GUANGZHOU , CHINA; HAZE EPISODE; LOCAL EMISSIONS; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PAH EXPOSURE; PAH POLLUTION; PAHS; TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTORS; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; TRANSPORT SPEED; TSP; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND SPEED;

AIR QUALITY; COAL COMBUSTION; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROCARBONS; WIND EFFECTS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AIR QUALITY; COAL; COMBUSTION; HAZE; HEALTH RISK; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRAFFIC EMISSION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 80052829121     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.06.012     Document Type: Article

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