Imaging DOAS detection of primary formaldehyde and sulfur dioxide emissions from petrochemical flares

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 8716-8728

  Pikelnaya, Olga ^a   Flynn, James H ^b   Tsai, Catalina ^a   Stutz, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging DOAS; Petrochemical Formaldehyde; Petrochemical sulphur dioxide; Primary Emissions

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; OZONE; PETROCHEMICALS; QUALITY CONTROL; SULFUR; SULFUR DETERMINATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROMETERS; DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; EMISSION INVENTORIES; FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION; HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREAS; PETROCHEMICAL FACILITY; PRIMARY EMISSIONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS;

FORMALDEHYDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATABASE; EMISSION; FORMALDEHYDE; METROPOLITAN AREA; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 84884149187     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50643     Document Type: Article

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