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J Air Waste Manag Assoc

Title:		"Weekday/weekend differences in OH reactivity with VOCs and CO in Baltimore, Maryland"
Author(s):		Vukovich FM;
Address:		"Science Applications International Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. fvukovich@raleigh.saic.com"
Journal Title:		J Air Waste Manag Assoc
Year:		2000
Volume:		50
Issue:		10
Page Number:		1843 - 1851
DOI:		10.1080/10473289.2000.10464205
ISSN/ISBN:		1096-2247 (Print) 1096-2247 (Linking)
Abstract:		"This study compared the first-order frequencies for OH associated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and CO (hereafter called OH reactivity with VOCs or CO), the product of the VOC or CO concentration, and their respective kOH value, on an average weekday with that on an average weekend day at a core urban site in Baltimore, MD. The average daytime concentrations were calculated for each of the 55 available Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Station (PAMS) VOCs using data from the Baltimore site. The data were sorted in descending order to highlight the important species based on concentration. The OH reactivity with VOCs was sorted in descending order to identify the important species based on the magnitude of the OH reactivity. A similar process was followed for the OH reactivity with CO. The contribution of the significant species to the weekday/weekend difference in OH reactivity was examined. The OH reactivity with C5H8 was the largest among the OH reactivity with the PAMS' VOCs and was the same on the weekday and weekend. The weekday/weekend difference in OH reactivity with VOCs was entirely due to differences in concentrations of the anthropogenic VOCs. The OH reactivity with VOCs was 11% larger on the weekday. When OH reactivity with CO was included, the OH reactivity was 13% larger on the weekday"
Keywords:		"Carbon Monoxide/*analysis/chemistry *Environmental Monitoring Hydroxides/*chemistry Maryland Organic Chemicals/analysis Oxidants, Photochemical/*analysis/chemistry Ozone/*analysis/chemistry Time Factors Volatilization;"
Notes:		"MedlineVukovich, F M eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2001/04/06 J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2000 Oct; 50(10):1843-51. doi: 10.1080/10473289.2000.10464205"