Measurements of C1-C4 alkyl nitrates and their relationships with carbonyl compounds and O3 in Chinese cities

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 389-398

  Wang, Ming ^a   Shao, Min ^a   Chen, Wentai ^a   Lu, Sihua ^a   Wang, Chen ^a   Huang, Daikuan ^a   Yuan, Bin ^a   Zeng, Limin ^a   Zhao, Yue ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Alkyl nitrates; Carbonyls; Ozone; Photochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALKOXY RADICALS; ALKYL NITRATES; CARBONYLS; MAXIMUM LEVELS; MEASUREMENTS OF; METHYL NITRATE; PHOTOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION; SECONDARY SOURCES;

BYPRODUCTS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; METHANE; MIXING; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PROPANE;

NITRATES;

1 PROPYL NITRATE; 2 BUTYL NITRATE; ACETALDEHYDE; ACETONE; ALKYL NITRATE; BUTANE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; ETHANE; ETHYL NITRATE; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHANE; METHYL NITRATE; NITRATE; OXIDIZING AGENT; OZONE; PROPANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACETONE; CARBONYL COMPOUND; HYDROCARBON; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MIXING RATIO; NITRATE; OXIDATION; OZONE; REACTION KINETICS; URBAN POLLUTION;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINESE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CITY; HUMAN; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER;

CHINA;

EID: 84885139348     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.08.065     Document Type: Article

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