Chemical Characterization of Aerosols in a Malaysian forested area: Selai, Endau-Rompin Johor National Park

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Radzi Abas. M
Nasr Yousef M. J. Omar
Mohd Jamil Maah

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Atmospheric aerosols from Selai, Endau-Rompin Johor National Park were collected and their solvent-extractable organic compounds were converted to their trimethylsilyl derivatives and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The principal organic compounds identified were sugar alcohols, triglycerides, fatty acids, hydrocarbons, sugars, and levoglucosan with percent compositions of 58%, 14%, 14%, 6%, 5%, and 3% respectively. The majority of the organic components of these forest- area aerosols is contributed by microbial sources and biomass burning.

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Abas. M, R., M. J. Omar, N. Y., & Maah, M. J. (2005). Chemical Characterization of Aerosols in a Malaysian forested area: Selai, Endau-Rompin Johor National Park. Malaysian Journal of Science, 24(1), 73–81. Retrieved from http://adum.um.edu.my/index.php/MJS/article/view/17167
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