Lignin-derived phenols in Houston aerosols: Implications for natural background sources

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 8268-8275

  Shakya, Kabindra M ^a   Louchouarn, Patrick ^b   Griffin, Robert J ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL SAMPLES; AMBIENT AEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL AEROSOL; BIOLOGICAL PARTICLES; BIOMASS COMBUSTION; BIOMASS-BURNING; COARSE AEROSOLS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HOUSTON; LEVOGLUCOSAN; LIGNIN MONOMER; LIGNIN OXIDATION; LIGNIN POLYMER; LIGNIN-DERIVED PHENOL; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; METHOXYPHENOLS; NATURAL BACKGROUNDS; PHOTOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; SAMPLING PERIOD; SMALL CONCENTRATION; SOFT TISSUE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; TRACE LEVEL; URBAN ATMOSPHERES; VASCULAR PLANT;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COMBUSTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMERS; LIGNIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; TISSUE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

COPPER OXIDE; LIGNIN; MONOMER; ORGANIC MATTER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGNIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLYMER; SAMPLING; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOLVENT; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VASCULAR PLANT;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GYMNOSPERM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SUMMER; UNITED STATES;

ACIDS; AEROSOLS; ALDEHYDES; ATMOSPHERE; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GLUCOSE; ISOMERISM; LIGNIN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 80053406272     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es201668y     Document Type: Article

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