Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM2.5 in Guangzhou, southern China: Spatiotemporal patterns and emission sources

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 239-240, Issue , 2012, Pages 78-87

  Gao, Bo ^a,b   Guo, Hai ^b   Wang, Xin Ming ^a   Zhao, Xiu Ying ^a   Ling, Zhen Hao ^b   Zhang, Zhou ^a   Liu, Teng Yu ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Coal combustion; Guangzhou; PAHs; Vehicular emissions

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION EFFECTS; AIR MASS; BACK TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; BIOMASS-BURNING; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; ELEMENTAL CARBON; EMISSION SOURCES; FINE PARTICULATES; GUANGZHOU; HOPANES; LEVOGLUCOSAN; PAHS; PEARL RIVER DELTA; PERYLENES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); RURAL SITE; SAMPLING PERIOD; SOURCE PROFILES; SOUTHERN CHINA; SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS; VEHICULAR EMISSION; WINTER SEASONS;

CARBON; COAL COMBUSTION; URBAN GROWTH;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CARBON; ELEMENTAL CARBON; HOPANOID; LEVOGLUCOSAN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOACCUMULATION; HYDROCARBON; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SAMPLING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHINA; COMBUSTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOMASS; CHINA; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; POWER PLANTS; SEASONS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WEATHER;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84867695311     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.07.068     Document Type: Article

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