Atmospheric Outflow of Anthropogenic Semivolatile Organic Compounds from East Asia in Spring 2004

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 41; no. 10; pp. 3551 - 3558
• Main Authors: Primbs, Toby, Simonich, Staci, Schmedding, David, Wilson, Glenn, Jaffe, Dan, Takami, Akinori, Kato, Shungo, Hatakeyama, Shiro, Kajii, Yoshizumi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 15.05.2007
• Subjects: 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLERS; Applied sciences; ASIA; Atmosphere - chemistry; Atmospheric pollution; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARCINOGENS; CHINA; CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COAL; COKING PLANTS; COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; Correlation analysis; CYCLOALKANES; DDT; EMISSION; Emissions; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; Exact sciences and technology; Far East; Humans; JAPAN; LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT; MERCURY; Meteorological Concepts; METEOROLOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; Organic Chemicals - analysis; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICULATES; PCB; PESTICIDES; Pesticides - analysis; Pollutants; Pollutants physicochemistry study: properties, effects, reactions, transport and distribution; Pollution; POLLUTION SOURCES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; Polychlorinated Biphenyls - analysis; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; Regression Analysis; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAMPLING; Seasons; SULFUR DIOXIDE; Time Factors; TRANSFRONTIER POLLUTION; VOCs; VOLATILE MATTER; Volatile organic compounds; Volatilization; WOOD FUELS; Asia; Far East; Japan; Okinawa; Korea, Rep; ISEW, Japan, Nansei-shoto, Okinawa; China, People's Rep; INW, Russia; INW, Korea, Rep; Japan, Nansei-shoto, Okinawa; Russia; Persistent organic pollutant; Emission inventory; Source localization; Long range pollutant transport; Pollution source; Air pollution; Molecular marker; Low volatile compound; Pollutant emission; Organic compounds; Anthropogenic factor

To estimate the emissions of anthropogenic semivolatile organic compounds (SOCs) from East Asia and to identify unique SOC molecular markers in Asian air masses, high-volume air samples were collected on the island of Okinawa, Japan between 22 March and 2 May 2004. Contributions from different sourc...