Identification of volatile organic compounds in suburban Bangkok, Thailand and their potential for ozone formation

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 104-105, Issue , 2012, Pages 245-254

  Suthawaree, Jeeranut ^a   Tajima, Yosuke ^a   Khunchornyakong, Alisa ^a   Kato, Shungo ^a   Sharp, Alice ^b   Kajii, Yoshizumi ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ozone formation potential; Suburban Bangkok; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BANGKOK; BANGKOK , THAILAND; BIOMASS-BURNING; MIXING RATIOS; OZONE FORMATION; P-XYLENE; VEHICULAR EMISSION;

BENZENE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINE; ETHYLENE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; OZONE; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

MIXING;

BENZENE; BIOMASS BURNING; MIXING RATIO; OZONE; PROPANE; SUBURBAN AREA; TOLUENE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON; THAILAND; TOKYO [KANTO]; TOKYO [TOKYO (PRF)];

EID: 84655161959     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.10.019     Document Type: Article

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