Sea spray and the atmospheric transport of nonylphenol ethoxylates. A combined laboratory, field and modeling study

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 69, Issue , 2013, Pages 304-312

  McInnes, Mark A ^a   Ellis, David A ^a,b   Webster, Eva M ^b   Peters, Andrew ^c  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre for Environmental Modelling and Chemistry   (Canada)

^c Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science Ferry Reach   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

Air water transfer; Aqueous spray; Atlantic Ocean; Chemical environmental fate; Medium distance transport potential; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER TRANSFER; AQUEOUS SPRAY; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; MEDIUM-DISTANCE TRANSPORT POTENTIAL;

AEROSOLS; AIR; DEGRADATION; DROPS; PHENOLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

NONIONIC SURFACTANT; NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AEROSOL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DROPLET; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; MARINE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPEN WATER; SPRAY; SURFACTANT; VOLATILIZATION;

AEROSOL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BERMUDA; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS; LABORATORY TEST; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORTH SEA; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLATILIZATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84873023693     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.11.066     Document Type: Article

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