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PUBLICATIONS

Fine Particulate Matter Source Attribution for Southeast Texas Using 14C/13C Ratios

Published

Author(s)

K R. Lemire, D T. Allen, George A. Klouda, C. W. Lewis

Abstract

Radiocarbon analyses of fine particulate matter samples collected during the summer of 2000 in southeast Texas indicate that a substantial fraction of the aerosol carbon at an urban/suburban site (27-73%) and at a rural, forested site (45-78%) was modern carbon.Data from emission inventories and additional ambient measurements indicate that the most likely sources of this modern carbon are biomass burning fires and biogenic secondary organic aerosol.
Citation
Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres
Volume
107
Issue
No. D22
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

aerosol, atmosphere, radiocarbon, secondary organic aerosol, sources
Nanotechnology and Chemistry

Citation

Lemire, K. , Allen, D. , Klouda, G. and Lewis, C. (2002), Fine Particulate Matter Source Attribution for Southeast Texas Using <sup>14</sup>C/<sup>13</sup>C Ratios, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres (Accessed April 19, 2024)

Created October 31, 2002, Updated October 12, 2021