Characterization of solvent-extractable organics in urban aerosols based on mass spectrum analysis and hygroscopic growth measurement

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 9168-9174

  Mihara, Toshiyuki ^a   Mochida, Michihiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; AEROSOL SAMPLES; ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE; CARBON CONCENTRATIONS; ETHYL ACETATES; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH; HYGROSCOPICITY-TANDEM DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS; MASS SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ORGANICS; PHTHALIC ACID; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; REFERENCE MATERIAL; TIME-OF-FLIGHT AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETERS; URBAN AEROSOLS; URBAN AREAS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOL; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; PHTHALIC ACID; SOLVENT; WATER;

ACETATE; AEROSOL; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; HUMIDITY; HYGROSCOPICITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANOL; MOBILITY; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; RESOLUTION; SOLVENT; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

AEROSOL; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXTRACTION; HUMIDITY; JAPAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; URBAN AREA;

ACETATES; AEROSOLS; CARBON; IONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOLVENTS; WATER;

AICHI; CHUBU; HONSHU; JAPAN; NAGOYA;

EID: 80055080514     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es201271w     Document Type: Article

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