Volatile organic compounds in roadside environment of Hong Kong

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1331-1347

  Ho, Kin Fai ^a,b   Ho, Steven Sai Hang ^b,c,d   Lee, Shun Cheng ^e   Louie, Peter Kwok Keung ^f   Cao, Junji ^b   Deng, Wenjing ^g  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Hong Kong Premium Services and Research Laboratory   (Hong Kong)

^e HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^f ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT   (Hong Kong)

^g THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chemical profiles; Diesel; Gasoline; LPG; Roadside; Vehicular emissions; Vocs

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROFILES; DIESEL; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG); MAXIMUM INCREMENTAL REACTIVITIES; ROADSIDE MONITORING STATION; VEHICULAR EMISSION; VEHICULAR EXHAUST EMISSIONS; VOCS;

ACETYLENE; BUTANE; ETHYLENE; GASOLINE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; PROPANE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ROADSIDES;

AIR SAMPLING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OZONE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; HONG KONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84880622631     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2012.10.0278     Document Type: Article

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