Ambient concentrations of atmospheric ammonia, Nitrogen dioxide and nitric acid in an intensive agricultural region

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 70, Issue , 2013, Pages 289-299

  Zbieranowski, Antoni L ^a   Aherne, Julian ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural emissions; Atmospheric concentrations; Dry deposition; Ontario Canada; Passive diffusive sampler; Willems badge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS; ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; DRY DEPOSITION; ONTARIO; PASSIVE DIFFUSIVE SAMPLERS; WILLEMS BADGES;

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA; DEPOSITION; EMISSION CONTROL; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES;

NITRIC ACID;

AMMONIA; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AMMONIA; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY DEPOSITION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MYCORRHIZA; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN OXIDES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY DEPOSITION; MYCORRHIZA; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; VEGETATION;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84873716559     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.01.023     Document Type: Article

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