Characterization of aerosol associated non-polar organic compounds using TD-GC-MS: A four year study from Delhi, India

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 252-253, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-44

  Yadav, Shweta ^a   Tandon, Ankit ^a   Attri, Arun K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

N Alkanes; PAHs, Isoprenoid hydrocarbons; PM10; TD GC MS

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC CONTRIBUTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC; ISOPRENOIDS; N-ALKANES; NON-POLAR ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); TD-GC-MS;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPIDS; PARAFFINS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ALKANE; ISOPRENOID; NON POLAR ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; ALKANE; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESORPTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PAH; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHILIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDIA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; SUMMER; THERMAL DESORPTION GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY MASS SPECTROMETRY; WINTER;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INDIA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 84874990089     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.02.024     Document Type: Article

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