Transformation of atmospheric ammonia and acid gases into components of PM2.5: An environmental chamber study

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1187-1197

  Behera, Sailesh N ^a   Sharma, Mukesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Acid gases; Ammonia; Existing particle surface; Gas to particle conversion; Rate constants; Secondary aerosols

Indexed keywords

OZONE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

AEROSOL; AMMONIA; CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HIGH TEMPERATURE; INORGANIC ACID; METEOROLOGY; NITRATE; OZONE; REACTION KINETICS; SOLAR RADIATION; SULFATE; TRANSFORMATION;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GAS; HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SUNLIGHT; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; GASES; HUMIDITY; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SUNLIGHT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84860516029     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-011-0635-9     Document Type: Article

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