Anthropogenic and biogenic organic compounds in summertime fine aerosols (PM2.5) in Beijing, China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 124, Issue , 2016, Pages 166-175

  Yang, Fan ^a,g   Kawamura, Kimitaka ^b   Chen, Jing ^c,h   Ho, Kinfai ^e   Lee, Shuncheng ^f   Gao, Yuan ^f   Cui, Long ^f   Wang, Tieguan ^g   Fu, Pingqing ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^d NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^g CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^h INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

2 Methyltetrols; Biomass burning; Levoglucosan; Phthalates; Secondary organic aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; TRACERS; URBAN GROWTH;

2-METHYLTETROLS; BIOMASS-BURNING; LEVOGLUCOSAN; PHTHALATES; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID; FATTY ACID; ISOPRENE; LEVOGLUCOSAN; LIGNIN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHTHALIC ACID; RESIN; SUGAR;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; BIOMASS BURNING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUNCTIONAL GROUP; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN SITE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHINA; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; SUMMER;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84949625957     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.08.095     Document Type: Article

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