Role of atmospheric ammonia in particulate matter formation in Houston during summertime

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 893-900

  Gong, Longwen ^a   Lewicki, Rafał ^a   Griffin, Robert J ^a   Tittel, Frank K ^a   Lonsdale, Chantelle R ^b,c   Stevens, Robin G ^b   Pierce, Jeffrey R ^b,d   Malloy, Quentin G J ^a,e   Travis, Severin A ^a,f   Bobmanuel, Loliya M ^a,g   Lefer, Barry L ^h   Flynn, James H ^h  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^e RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^f ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^g USA Environment LP ^*  (United States)

^h University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol nucleation; Ammonia; Gas particle partitioning; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL NUCLEATION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; GAS-PARTICLE PARTITIONING; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; NEW PARTICLE FORMATION; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATE MATTER FORMATIONS;

AEROSOLS; AMMONIA; CHEMICAL PLANTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAL; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AMMONIA;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; NUCLEATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POINT SOURCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HUMAN; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SUMMER;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880017485     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.04.079     Document Type: Article

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