Measurement of gas-phase ammonia and amines in air by collection onto an ion exchange resin and analysis by ion chromatography

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2733-2744

  Dawson, M L ^a   Perraud, V ^a   Gomez, A ^a   Arquero, K D ^a   Ezell, M J ^a   Finlayson Pitts, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE; RESIN; TRACE GAS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

BOS;

EID: 84918838890     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-2733-2014     Document Type: Article

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