Gaseous and particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at the Gosan background site in East Asia

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 311-319

  Kim, J Y ^a   Lee, J Y ^b   Choi, S D ^c   Kim, Y P ^d   Ghim, Y S ^e  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

^c Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^d Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^e Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Background concentrations; Long range transport; Seasonal variation; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; CARCINOGENIC PAHS; EAST ASIA; EQUIVALENT CONCENTRATIONS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; GAS/PARTICLE PARTITIONING; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW-MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICULATE PAH; REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN SITE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROCARBONS; TOXICITY;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARCINOGEN; FIELD SURVEY; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PAH; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; ASIA; ATMOSPHERE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EUROPE; EXHAUST GAS; GAS; KOREA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

CHEJU [SOUTH KOREA]; CHINA; EUROPE; GOSAN; SOUTH KOREA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856540443     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.11.029     Document Type: Article

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