PAHs in Chinese atmosphere Part I: Concentration, source and temperature dependence

• Published in: Atmospheric environment (1994) Vol. 173; pp. 330 - 337
• Main Authors: Ma, Wan-Li, Liu, Li-Yan, Jia, Hong-Liang, Yang, Meng, Li, Yi-Fan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Atmosphere; atmospheric chemistry; China; cities; combustion; PAHs; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; principal component analysis; Seasonal variation; Source apportionment; temperature; Temperature dependence; United States Environmental Protection Agency; urban areas; winter; China; Temperature dependence; PAHs; Seasonal variation; Source apportionment; Atmosphere; China

The study on atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in China has regional and global significance to understand the large scale atmospheric transport of PAHs. In this study, 16 US EPA priority PAHs were analyzed in more than 500 pairs of gas and particle phases samples, which were colle...