Assessment of the effect of degradation by atmospheric gaseous oxidants on measured annual average benzo[a]pyrene mass concentrations

Chemosphere

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 417-422

  Brown, Richard J C ^a   Brown, Andrew S ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air quality; Annual average; Benzo a pyrene; Degradation; Ozone

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; DEGRADATION; OZONE; REACTION KINETICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANNUAL AVERAGE; ATMOSPHERIC SPECIES; BENZO [A] PYRENE; MASS CONCENTRATION; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER REACTIONS; RATE KINETICS; REFERENCE METHOD; SAMPLING PERIOD;

PYRENE;

BENZO[A]PYRENE;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; OXIDANT; OZONE; PYRENE; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84869880987     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.07.044     Document Type: Article

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