Diurnal and nocturnal measurements of PAH, nitro-PAH, and oxy-PAH compounds in atmospheric particulate matter of a sugar cane burning region

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 83, Issue , 2014, Pages 193-201

  Souza, Kely F ^a   Carvalho, Lilian R F ^a   Allen, Andrew G ^b   Cardoso, Arnaldo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atmospheric particulate matter; Brazil; Nitro and oxy PAHs; PAHs; Sugar cane burning

Indexed keywords

KETONES; PHOTOLYSIS; SUGAR CANE;

9 ,10-ANTHRAQUINONE; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BRAZIL; NITRO- AND OXY-PAHS; PAHS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS);

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

9 FLUORENONE; 9 NITROPHENANTHRENE; ANTHRAQUINONE; BENZANTHRONE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; NITROPOLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; OXY POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOMASS BURNING; CORRELATION; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOLYSIS; SUGAR CANE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BRAZIL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FIRE AND FIRE RELATED PHENOMENA; NIGHT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SUGAR CANE BURNING; SUGARCANE;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

SACCHARUM;

EID: 84888808467     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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