Volatile and semivolatile organic compounds in laboratory peat fire emissions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 132, Issue , 2016, Pages 163-170

  George, Ingrid J ^a   Black, Robert R ^a,b   Geron, Chris D ^a   Aurell, Johanna ^c   Hays, Michael D ^a   Preston, William T ^d   Gullett, Brian K ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d ARCADIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Emission factors; Organic soil; Peat; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; FIRES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; PEAT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOMASS-BURNING; EMISSION FACTORS; FINE PARTICLE MASS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS; ORGANIC SOIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON (PAH); SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ACETALDEHYDE; ALKANE; ALKANOIC ACID; ALKENE; AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID; BENZENE; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; GUAIACOL; LEVOGLUCOSAN; METHYL CHLORIDE; N ALKANEDIOIC ACID; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PEAT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; COASTAL PLAIN; HIGH PRESSURE; ORGANIC ACID; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC SOIL; PAH; PEAT; PHENOL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WILDFIRE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BURN; COASTAL PLAIN; EXHAUST GAS; FIRE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959461463     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.02.025     Document Type: Article

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