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VOL. 14, No. 1, February 2014
AEROSOL AND AIR QUALITY RESEARCH
CONTENTS
Validation of MicroAeth® as a Black Carbon Monitor for Fixed-Site Measurement and Optimization for Personal
Exposure Characterization
Jing Cai, Beizhan Yan, James Ross, Danian Zhang, Patrick L. Kinney, Matthew S. Perzanowski, KyungHwa Jung,
Rachel Miller, Steven N. Chillrud
1
A Spatially High Resolution and Activity Based Emissions Inventory for the Metropolitan Area of Istanbul, Turkey
Melik Kara, Nizamettin Mangir, Abdurrahman Bayram, Tolga Elbir
10
Recent Springtime Regional CO Variability in Southern China and the Adjacent Ocean: Anthropogenic and
Biomass Burning Contribution
Ka-Ming Wai, Peter A. Tanner
21
Urban Atmospheric Ammonia in Santiago City, Chile
Richard A. Toro, Mauricio Canales, Robert G. Flocchini, Raúl G.E. Morales, Manuel A. Leiva G.
33
An Overview of Airborne Nanoparticle Filtration and Thermal Rebound Theory
Raheleh Givehchi, Zhongchao Tan
45
Particle Deposition in Respiratory Tracts of School-Aged Children
Regan F. Patterson, Qunfang Zhang, Mei Zheng, Yifang Zhu
64
Aerodynamic and Chemical Characteristics of Six Engineered Nanomaterial Powders
Michael R. Olson, Jamie J. Schauer, Maria Powell, Andrew P. Rutter, Martin M. Shafer
74
Indoor/Outdoor Relationships between PM10 and Associated Organic Compounds in a Primary School
Célia A. Alves, Roberta C. Urban, Priscilla N. Pegas, Teresa Nunes
86
Aerosol Characteristics and Radiative Forcing during Pre-Monsoon and Post-Monsoon Seasons in an Urban
Environment
Khan Alam, Najm us Sahar, Yaseen Iqbal
99
Identification and Classification of Different Aerosol Types over a Subtropical Rural Site in Mpumalanga,
South Africa: Seasonal Variations as Retrieved from the AERONET Sunphotometer
Kanike Raghavendra Kumar, Venkataraman Sivakumar, Rajuru Ramakrishna Reddy, Kotalo Rama Gopal,
Ayodele Joseph Adesina
108
Systematic Approach for the Prediction of Ground-Level Air Pollution (around an Industrial Port) Using an
Artificial Neural Network
Mahad S. Baawain, Aisha S. Al-Serihi
124
Critical Emissions from the Largest On-Road Transport Network in South Asia
Saroj Kumar Sahu, Gufran Beig, Neha Parkhi
135
Modelling the Mixing of Size Resolved Traffic Induced and Background Ultrafine Particles from an Urban Street
Canyon to Adjacent Backyards
Irina Nikolova, Stijn Janssen, Peter Vos, Patrick Berghmans
145
Metrological Performances of a Diffusion Charger Particle Counter for Personal Monitoring
Giorgio Buonanno, Rohan E. Jayaratne, Lidia Morawska, Luca Stabile
156
Composition of PM2.5 and PM10 Collected at Urban Sites in Brazil
Davi Z. Souza, Pérola C. Vasconcellos, Helena Lee, Minna Aurela, Karri Saarnio, Kimmo Teinilä, Risto Hillamo
168
Catalytic Air Freshening Diffusers Based on Isopropyl Alcohol - A Major Source of Acetone Indoors
Otmar Geiss, Carmen Del Cacho, Josefa Barrero-Moreno
177
Validation and Characterization of Persistent Organic Pollutant Emissions from Stack Flue Gases of an Electric
Arc Furnace by Using a Long-Term Sampling System (AMESA®)
Edward Ming-Yang Wu, Lin-Chi Wang, Sheng-Lun Lin, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien
185
Measuring Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (BVOCs) from Vegetation in Terms of Ozone Reactivity
Jun Matsumoto
197
Characterization of Transient CO2 Transport in Two Convecting Aerosol Droplets in Tandem
Wei-Hsin Chen, Ming-Hang Tsai, Chen-I Hung
207
Latitudinal and Size Segregated Compositional Variability of Aerosols over the Indian and Southern Ocean
during 2010 Austral Summer
Roseline C. Thakur, Meloth Thamban
220
Characterization of PM2.5 Major Components and Source Investigation in Suburban Hong Kong: A One Year
Monitoring Study
X.H. Hilda Huang, Qijing Bian, Wai Man Ng, Peter. K.K. Louie, Jian Zhen Yu
237
Numerical Study of the Nanoparticle Formation Mechanism in a Titania Flame Combustion Synthesis Process
Hsiao-Kang Ma, Tzu-Jung Pan, Po-Tse Cheng
251
Impact of Relative Humidity and Water Soluble Constituents of PM2.5 on Visibility Impairment in Beijing, China
Jing Chen, Shasha Qiu, Jing Shang, Ossima M.F. Wilfrid, Xingang Liu, Hezhong Tian, Johan Boman
260
Conversion of SO2 to Particulate Sulfate during Transport from China to Japan – Assessment by Selenium in
Aerosols –
Masako Kagawa, Yutaka Ishizaka
269
Photocatalytic Degradation of 1, 2-dichloroethane by V/TiO2: The Mechanism of Photocatalytic Reaction and
Byproduct
Yi-Hsing Lin, Wen-Chi Hung, Yu-Chun Chen, Hsin Chu
280
Elimination of Odors Emitted from Hot-Melting of Recycle PS by Oxidative-Reductive Scrubbing
Shou-Te Chang, Ming-Shean Chou, Hsiao-Yu Chang
293
Source Profiles and Chemical Reactivity of Volatile Organic Compounds from Solvent Use in Shanghai, China
Hongli Wang, Yuezhen Qiao, Changhong Chen, Jun Lu, Haixia Dai, Liping Qiao, Shengrong Lou, Cheng Huang,
Li Li, Shengao Jing, Jianping Wu
301
A Modeling Study of a Typical Winter PM2.5 Pollution Episode in a City in Eastern China
Lina Gao, Renjian Zhang, Zhiwei Han, Congbin Fu, Peng Yan, Tijian Wang, Shengmao Hong, Li Jiao
311
Methane Generation from the Intestine of Muscovy Ducks, Mule Ducks and White Roman Geese
Yieng-How Chen, Shin-Mei Lee, Jenn-Chung Hsu, Yu-Cheng Chang, Shu-Yin Wang
323
Source Apportionment of Personal Exposure to Carbonyl Compounds and BTEX at Homes in Beijing, China
Qingyang Liu, Yanju Liu, Meigen Zhang
330
Origin of PM10 Pollution Episodes in an Industrialized Mega-City in Central China
Xinguo Zhuang, Yanxin Wang, Zhichao Zhu, Xavier Querol, Andrés Alastuey, Sergio Rodríguez, Hongmin Wei,
Shuangqin Xu, Weiwei Lu, Mar Viana, María Cruz Minguillón
338
Application of Fibrous Activated Carbon Filter in Continuous-Flow Unit for Removal of Volatile Organic
Compounds under Simulated Indoor Conditions
Wan-Kuen Jo, Ho-Hwan Chun
347
Comparison of NO2 and SO2 Measurements Using Different Passive Samplers in Tropical Environment
Jun He, Honghui Xu, Rajasekhar Balasubramanian, Chuen Yu Chan, Chengjun Wang
355
Field Measurement of Total Gaseous Mercury and Its Correlation with Meteorological Parameters and Criteria
Air Pollutants at a Coastal Site of the Penghu Islands
Yi-Hsiu Jen, Wei-Hsiang Chen, Chung-Hsuang Hung, Chung-Shin Yuan, Iau-Ren Ie
364
Single and Dual Adsorption of Vapor-Phase Hg0 and/or HgCl2 by Innovative Composite Activated Carbons
Impregnated with both S0 and Na2S
Iau-Ren Ie, HuaZhen Shen, Chung-Shin Yuan, Chung-Hsuang Hung, Wei-Hsiang Chen, Yi-Hsiu Jen
376
Development of a Near-Sea-Level Calibration Algorithm for Aerosol Optical Depth Measurement Using a
Ground-Based Spectrometer
Jackson Hian Wui Chang, Jedol Dayou, Justin Sentian
386
Multi-Model Analyses of Dominant Factors Influencing Elemental Carbon in Tokyo Metropolitan Area of Japan
Satoru Chatani, Yu Morino, Hikari Shimadera, Hiroshi Hayami, Yasuaki Mori, Kansuke Sasaki, Mizuo Kajino,
Takeshi Yokoi, Tazuko Morikawa, Toshimasa Ohara
396
Qualitative Evaluation of m/z 85, 87, and 133 Signals in Organic Aerosol Mass Spectra of Fly Ash Produced by
Coal Combustion
Satoshi Irei, Akio Shimono, Toshihide Hikida, Koji Kuramoto, Yoshizo Suzuki, Akinori Takami
406
Sulfur Dioxide Emission Estimates from Merchant Vessels in a Port Area and Related Control Strategies
Ta-Kang Liu, Haw-Yang Sheu, Jhen-Yuan Tsai
413
Emission of Air Pollutants from Crop Residue Burning in India
Niveta Jain, Arti Bhatia, Himanshu Pathak
422
Evaluation of Car Air Filters’ Efficiency as Active Samplers for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Heavy
Metals
Quan-Ying Cai, Pei-Yun Xiao, Huixiong Lü, Athanasios Katsoyiannis, Jun-Jian Tian, Qiao-Yun Zeng, Ce-Hui Mo
431
Atmospheric Fine Mode Particulates at Eastern Himalaya, India: Role of Meteorology, Long-Range Transport
and Local Anthropogenic Sources
Anandamay Adak, Abhijit Chatterjee, Ajay Kumar Singh, Chirantan Sarkar, Sanjay Ghosh, Sibaji Raha
440
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