Seasonal ambient ammonia and ammonium concentrations in a pilot IMPROVE NHx monitoring network in the western United States

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 91, Issue , 2014, Pages 118-126

  Chen, Xi ^a,e   Day, Derek ^b   Schichtel, Bret ^b   Malm, William ^b   Matzoll, Ashleigh K ^c   Mojica, Jose ^c   McDade, Charles E ^c   Hardison, Eva D ^d   Hardison, David L ^d   Walters, Steven ^d,f   Van De Water, Mark ^c   Collett, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^f Division of Air Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Ammonium; IMPROVE; Methylamine; NHx

Indexed keywords

ACETAL RESINS; AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA; PHOSPHORUS;

AMMONIUM; AMMONIUM CONCENTRATIONS; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; IMPROVE; INTERAGENCY MONITORING OF PROTECTED VISUAL ENVIRONMENTS; METHYLAMINE; NHX; ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK;

POLYPROPYLENES;

AMMONIA; CELLULOSE; FORMALDEHYDE; METHYLAMINE; PHOSPHOROUS ACID; POLYPROPYLENE;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ALKENE; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTRATION; MONITORING; ORGANIC ACID; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERAGENCY MONITORING OF PROTECTED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897944453     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.03.058     Document Type: Article

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