An atmospheric transport model has been used to explore the relationship between source emissions and ambient air quality for individual particle phase organic compounds present in primary aerosol source emissions. An inventory of fine particulate organic compound emissions was assembled for the Los Angeles area in the year 1982. Sources...
Field measurements of the n-alkanes present in fine atomospheric aerosols show a predominance of odd carbon numbered higher molecular weight homologues (C27–C33) that is characteristic of plant waxes. Utilizing a local leaf wax n-alkane profile in conjunction with an air quality model, it is estimated that, at most, 0.2–1.0 µg...