Urban organic aerosols measured by single particle mass spectrometry in the megacity of London

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4127-4142

  Dall'Osto, M ^a,b   Harrison, R M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEGACITY; PAH; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84861134229     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-4127-2012     Document Type: Article

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