Nonmethane hydrocarbons in ambient air of hazy and normal days in Foshan, South China

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 262-269

  Guo, Songjun ^a   Yang, Fumo ^b   Tan, Jihua ^b   Duan, Jingchun ^c  

^a GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

air pollution control processes; air quality; atmospheric chemistry; haze

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIURNAL VARIATION; HAZE; NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; SAMPLING PERIOD; SOUTH CHINA; VEHICULAR EMISSION;

ACETYLENE; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BENZENE; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; TOLUENE;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

ACETYLENE; BENZENE; ETHANE; ETHYLBENZENE; HYDROCARBON; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHINA;

EID: 84859248487     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2010.0421     Document Type: Article

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