caa a22 4500 467903417 CHVBK 20180406152826.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10661-005-9003-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10661-005-9003-x Distribution Of Volatile Organic Compounds In Ambient Air Of Kaohsiung, Taiwan [Elektronische Daten] [Yu-Jue Hong, Hueiwang Jeng, Yang-Yen Gau, Chitsan Lin, I-Long Lee] Automobile emissions have created a major hydrocarbon pollution problem in the ambient air of Taiwan. The aim of this study was to determine the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the ambient air of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The spatial distribution, temporal variation, and correlations of VOCs at three study sites, selected based on traffic densities and distances from a freeway, were discussed. Sixty-four hydrocarbons were identified in the ambient air. Among all of the VOC species, acetone, aromatic and aliphatic compounds constituted the major constituents. Higher concentrations of VOCs existed further away from major arteries as compared to those found near the freeway. Therefore, the distance from the freeway may not be a sufficient index for reflecting actual air quality in the study area. Weather conditions, wind speed and direction did not affect the distribution of VOC concentrations in the three study sites. Other factors, such as the height and density of buildings, traffic conditions or commercial activities, might affect the distribution of VOCs. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2006 volatile organic compounds nationallicence benzene nationallicence Hong Yu-Jue Department of Public Health, Institute of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan aut Jeng Hueiwang Department of Community and Environmental Health, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A. aut Gau Yang-Yen Department of Public Health, Institute of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan aut Lin Chitsan Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung Institute of Marine Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan aut Lee I-Long Department of Medical Information, Institute of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan aut Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers 119/1-3(2006-08-01), 43-56 0167-6369 119:1-3<43 2006 119 10661 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-005-9003-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-005-9003-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hong Yu-Jue Department of Public Health, Institute of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jeng Hueiwang Department of Community and Environmental Health, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gau Yang-Yen Department of Public Health, Institute of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lin Chitsan Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung Institute of Marine Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lee I-Long Department of Medical Information, Institute of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers 119/1-3(2006-08-01), 43-56 0167-6369 119:1-3<43 2006 119 10661 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer