Fragmentation analysis of water-soluble atmospheric organic matter using ultrahigh-resolution FT-ICR mass spectrometry

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 4312-4322

  Leclair, Jeffrey P ^a   Collett, Jeffrey L ^b   Mazzoleni, Lynn R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; COLLISION INDUCED DISSOCIATION; FOGWATER; FOURIER TRANSFORM ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE MASS SPECTROMETRY; FRAGMENTATION ANALYSIS; FT-ICR MASS SPECTROMETRY; FT-ICR MS; HYGROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; MASS SPECTRA; MOLECULAR FORMULA; MOLECULAR PRECURSOR; MONOTERPENES; NEUTRAL LOSS; OXYGEN ATOM; OZONOLYSIS; POLAR FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; SULFUR CONTAINING COMPOUND; TANDEM MASS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOCIATION; DRIERS (MATERIALS); IONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OZONE; SULFUR;

MOLECULAR OXYGEN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ION; METHANOL; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC NITRATE; OXYGEN; SULFATE; SULFUR; SULFUR TRIOXIDE; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; FOG; FRAGMENTATION; HYGROSCOPICITY; ION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; SOLUBILITY; SULFUR; WATER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATOM; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OZONOLYSIS; WETTABILITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOLUBILITY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; WATER; WEATHER;

EID: 84859880999     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203509b     Document Type: Article

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