Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) associated with fine particulate matters in Nanjing, China: Distributions, sources and meteorological influences

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 207-215

  He, Jiabao ^a   Fan, Shuxian ^a   Meng, Qingzi ^a   Sun, Yu ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Zu, Fan ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Institute of Meteorological Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Meteorological influence; PM2.1; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Regional transport; Source

Indexed keywords

COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; METEOROLOGICAL INFLUENCE; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); REGIONAL TRANSPORT; SOURCE;

COAL COMBUSTION; URBAN GROWTH;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

COAL; COKE; DIESEL FUEL; GASOLINE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; COAL; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXHAUST EMISSION; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIOMASS; BURN; CHINA; COMBUSTION; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; MASS; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUBURBAN AREA; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY; VISIBILITY; WIND; WINTER;

CHINA; JIANGSU; NANJING [JIANGSU];

EID: 84896892203     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.02.042     Document Type: Article

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