Characteristics and applications of size-segregated biomass burning tracers in China's Pearl River Delta region

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 102, Issue , 2015, Pages 290-301

  Zhang, Zhisheng ^a,b   Gao, Jian ^b   Engling, Guenter ^c,d   Tao, Jun ^a   Chai, Fahe ^b   Zhang, Leiming ^e   Zhang, Renjian ^f   Sang, Xuefang ^g,i   Chan, Chuen Yu ^g,h   Lin, Zejian ^a   Cao, Junji ^h  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^g SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

ⁱ FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anhydrosugars; Biomass combustion; Potassium; Size distribution; Source receptor study

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMBUSTION; DROUGHT; HEALTH RISKS; PARTICLE SIZE; POTASSIUM; RURAL AREAS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SMOKE; URBAN GROWTH;

ANHYDROSUGARS; BIOMASS BURNING EMISSIONS; BIOMASS COMBUSTION; LARGER PARTICLE SIZES; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; NON-SEA-SALT POTASSIUMS; PEARL RIVER DELTA REGION; SOURCE-RECEPTOR;

BIOMASS;

LEVOGLUCOSAN; MANNOSAN; POLYSACCHARIDE; POTASSIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON EMISSION; COMBUSTION; HEALTH RISK; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SMOKE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS BURNING; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHEMICAL MASS BALANCE; CHINA; COMBUSTION; DRY SEASON; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT RESIDUE; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION; RIVER; RURAL AREA; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMOKE; SOFTWOOD; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA; WET SEASON; WOOD;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84916893544     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.12.009     Document Type: Article

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