Atmospheric deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to a coastal site of Hong Kong, South China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 69, Issue , 2013, Pages 265-272

  Liu, Fobang ^a,b   Xu, Yue ^a   Liu, Junwen ^a   Liu, Di ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Zhang, Gan ^a   Li, Xiangdong ^c   Zou, Shichun ^b   Lai, Senchao ^d  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Coastal site; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MEAN; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; COASTAL REGIONS; COASTAL SITES; DEPOSITION FLUXES; DOMINANT PATHWAYS; DRY AND WET DEPOSITIONS; DRY DEPOSITION VELOCITIES; DRY SEASONS; HONG-KONG; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PAH COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); RAINFALL FREQUENCY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH CHINA; TEMPORAL TRENDS; WASHOUT RATIOS; WET SEASON; WIND SPEED;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; DEPOSITION; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; RAIN; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RAIN;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COASTAL ZONE; METEOROLOGY; PAH; PARAMETERIZATION; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GAS; HONG KONG; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WET DEPOSITION; WIND;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84872706181     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.12.024     Document Type: Article

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