The application of carbon-14 analyses to the source apportionment of atmospheric carbonaceous particulate matter: A review

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 406, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 81-98

  Heal, Mathew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceleratormass spectrometry; Atmospheric particulate matter; Carbon 14; Elemental carbon; Organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE MATTER; CARBON 14; CARBONACEOUS PARTICULATE MATTER; ELEMENTAL CARBON; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;

ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBON;

AIR POLLUTANT; CARBON CYCLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REVIEW; STANDARD;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84892999018     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7404-1     Document Type: Review

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