Field measurement of nitromethane from automotive emissions at a busy intersection using proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 96, Issue , 2014, Pages 301-309

  Inomata, Satoshi ^a   Fujitani, Yuji ^a   Fushimi, Akihiro ^a   Tanimoto, Hiroshi ^a   Sekimoto, Kanako ^a,c   Yamada, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT LABORATORY   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diesel vehicle; Exhaust gas; Nitro organic compounds; Nitromethane; Proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILES; DIESEL ENGINES; EXHAUST GASES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRAFFIC SIGNALS; TRUCKS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AUTOMOTIVE EMISSIONS; CONSTANT INTERVALS; DETECTION LIMITS; DIESEL VEHICLES; FIELD MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT SITES; NITROMETHANE; PROTON-TRANSFER REACTION MASS SPECTROMETRIES;

PROTON TRANSFER;

DIHYDROXYNITROBENZENE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; NITROBENZENE DERIVATIVE; NITROCRESOL; NITROMETHANE; NITRONAPHTHALENE; NITROPHENOL; NITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANE; POLLUTION MONITORING; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CAR; DYNAMOMETER; EXHAUST GAS; JAPAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSFER REACTION MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRAFFIC;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANAGAWA; KANTO; KAWASAKI;

EID: 84905272758     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.07.058     Document Type: Article

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