Molecular composition of dicarboxylic acids, ketocarboxylic acids, α-dicarbonyls and fatty acids in atmospheric aerosols from Tanzania, East Africa during wet and dry seasons

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2235-2251

  Mkoma, S L ^a,b   Kawamura, K ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; FATTY ACID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXALIC ACID; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

TANZANIA;

EID: 84874505709     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-2235-2013     Document Type: Article

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