Seasonal and diurnal variations of atmospheric non-methane hydrocarbons in Guangzhou, china

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1859-1873

  Li, Longfeng ^a   Wang, Xinming ^b  

^a HUAIBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Non methane hydrocarbons; Ozone formation; Photochemical reactivity; Seasonal and diurnal variations

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIMETHYLBUTANE; 3 METHYLHEXANE; 3 METHYLPENTANE; ALKANE; ALKYNE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; BIOGENIC; BUTANE; ETHANE; ETHYLBENZENE; ETHYLENE; HEPTANE; HEXANE; HYDROCARBON; ISOHEXANE; ISOPRENE; OCTANE; PARA XYLENE; PENTANE; PROPYLENE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLENE;

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; ISOPRENE; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TOLUENE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA; XYLENE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHINA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXHAUST GAS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84861496070     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9051859     Document Type: Article

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