Nonpolar organic compounds in fine particles: Quantification by thermal desorption-GC/MS and evidence for their significant oxidation in ambient aerosols in Hong Kong

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 401, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3125-3139

  Yu, Jian Zhen ^a   Huang, X H Hilda ^a   Ho, Steven S H ^a,b   Bian, Qijing ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric oxidation; Carbonaceous aerosol; Molecular tracers; Organic aerosols; Source apportionment; Squalane

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OXIDATION; CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; MOLECULAR TRACER; ORGANIC AEROSOL; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; SQUALANE;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; PARAFFINS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; THERMAL DESORPTION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HONG KONG; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; HONG KONG; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 81855194404     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5458-5     Document Type: Article

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