Compositions and sources of organic acids in fine particles (PM2.5) over the Pearl River Delta region, south China

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 110-121

  Zhao, Xiuying ^a   Wang, Xinming ^a   Ding, Xiang ^a   He, Quanfu ^a   Zhang, Zhou ^a   Liu, Tengyu ^a   Fu, Xiaoxin ^a   Gao, Bo ^a   Wang, Yunpeng ^a   Zhang, Yanli ^a   Deng, Xuejiao ^b   Wu, Dui ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Fine particles; Organic acids; Source apportioning; The Pearl River Delta region

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; FINE PARTICLES; HYGROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; MUTUAL CORRELATIONS; PEARL RIVER DELTA REGION; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; SOURCE APPORTIONING;

AEROSOLS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; FATTY ACIDS; LINEAR REGRESSION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

URBAN GROWTH;

AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FATTY ACID; ORGANIC ACID; ORGANIC CARBON;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHINA; FATTY ACIDS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS;

EID: 84892142262     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(13)60386-1     Document Type: Article

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