Intermediate-volatility organic compounds: A large source of secondary organic aerosol

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 13743-13750

  Zhao, Yunliang ^a   Hennigan, Christopher J ^a,d   May, Andrew A ^a,e   Tkacik, Daniel S ^a   De Gouw, Joost A ^b   Gilman, Jessica B ^b   Kuster, William C ^b   Borbon, Agnes ^b,c   Robinson, Allen L ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

^d University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

^e Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC FINE PARTICLES; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; DIESEL VEHICLES; ORGANIC AEROSOL; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

AEROSOLS;

PETROLEUM; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PARTICULATE MATTER; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; STANDARD; URBAN AREA; VOLATILIZATION; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; PASADENA; UNITED STATES;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84918811310     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5035188     Document Type: Article

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