C1–C8 volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere of Hong Kong: overview of atmospheric processing and source apportionment

H Guo, KL So, IJ Simpson, B Barletta, S Meinardi… - Atmospheric …, 2007 - Elsevier
We present measurements of C1–C8 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at four sites
ranging from urban to rural areas in Hong Kong from September 2002 to August 2003. A …

A review of national monitoring networks in North America

KL Demerjian - Atmospheric Environment, 2000 - Elsevier
Over 4300 monitoring sites operate in North America as part of three nation air quality
monitoring networks (the Canadian–National Air Pollution Surveillance (NAPS) network; the …

VOC characteristics, sources and contributions to SOA formation during haze events in Wuhan, Central China

L Hui, X Liu, Q Tan, M Feng, J An, Y Qu, Y Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Based on detailed data on 102 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) measured continuously
from 2016.10. 9 to 2016.11. 17 in Wuhan, the VOC characteristics, secondary organic …

Ambient volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Calgary, Alberta: sources and screening health risk assessment

MA Bari, WB Kindzierski - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Exposure to ambient volatile organic compound (VOCs) in urban areas is of interest
because of their potential chronic and acute adverse effects to public health. Limited …

Source apportionment of VOCs based on photochemical loss in summer at a suburban site in Beijing

Y Wu, X Fan, Y Liu, J Zhang, H Wang, L Sun… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Photochemical reaction significantly influenced the VOC concentration.•
Photochemical loss accounted for 26.3% initial alkenes and 13.1% initial aromatics.•Vehicle …

VOC characteristics, emissions and contributions to SOA formation during hazy episodes

J Sun, F Wu, B Hu, G Tang, J Zhang, Y Wang - Atmospheric Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOC) are important precursors of secondary organic aerosols
(SOA). The pollution processes in Beijing were investigated from 18th October to 6th …

Monoaromatic compounds in ambient air of various cities: a focus on correlations between the xylenes and ethylbenzene

A Monod, BC Sive, P Avino, T Chen, DR Blake… - Atmospheric …, 2001 - Elsevier
Speciation of o-xylene, m-xylene, p-xylene and ethylbenzene was performed by gas
chromatography from ambient air and liquid fuel samples collected at various locations in 19 …

Investigation of outdoor BTEX: Concentration, variations, sources, spatial distribution, and risk assessment

M Miri, MRA Shendi, HR Ghaffari, HE Aval, E Ahmadi… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to measure BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes)
concentrations in the ambient air of Tehran, the capital of Iran, and investigate their seasonal …

Temperature dependence and source apportionment of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at an urban site on the north China plain

C Song, B Liu, Q Dai, H Li, H Mao - Atmospheric Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are largely affected by ambient temperature. However,
responses of source-specific VOCs to ambient temperature are poorly understood. Based on …

Characteristics of volatile organic compounds and their role in ground-level ozone formation in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China

L Li, S Xie, L Zeng, R Wu, J Li - Atmospheric Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
To better understand the chemical speciation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and
their role in ground-level ozone formation in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China …