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Highly polar organic compounds in atmospheric fine particles and cloud water
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Highly polar organic compounds in atmospheric fine particles and cloud water
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a study in the northeastern United States
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Sagona
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Jessica Ann
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1984-
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Jessica Sagona
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Mazurek
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Monica
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Monica Mazurek
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chair
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Miller
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Mark
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Mark Miller
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internal member
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Carlton
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Ann Marie
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Ann Marie Carlton
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internal member
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Gonzales
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Eric
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Eric Gonzales
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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2013
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2013-05
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Particulate matter is a ubiquitous component of Earth’s atmosphere, but the degree to which it influences cloud formation and climate is not well understood. Highly polar organic compounds, or HPOC, are thought to be important in cloud formation due to their ability to attract water molecules. This study’s goals included the quantification of HPOC in the atmosphere, study of correlations with sulfate and ozone to determine if the same production mechanisms are relevant, and study of temporal trends. Two sample sets were analyzed: a set of particulate matter filters from in and around the New York City area collected from 2002-2007, and a set of cloud water samples from upstate New York collected in the summer of 2010. A lab method for the use of PFBHA was developed to facilitate analysis of compounds with an oxygen atom double-bonded to a carbon atom. This method was used in conjunction with BSTFA derivatization, which aids analysis of acids and other compounds containing a hydrogen atom bonded to an oxygen atom. Samples were analyzed with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The results focus primarily on four HPOC: cis-pinonic acid, glyoxal, glyoxylic acid, and oxalic acid. These and other compounds were quantified in both sample sets. The concentrations of the compounds varied from season to season in the PM samples, but there was no clear seasonal cycle. Concentrations were typically highest at the urban sites. HPOC made up a larger portion of total organic carbon within the cloud water than in the PM, even though the amount of total organic carbon was higher in the PM. The correlation of HPOC with sulfate was considerably more pronounced in the cloud water samples, suggesting that, like sulfate, several of these compounds may be produced primarily within cloud droplets.
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Atmospheric Science
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xi, 127 p. : ill.
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Ph.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Jessica Ann Sagona
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Cloud physics
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Organic compounds
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Matter
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ETD doctoral
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The author owns the copyright to this work.
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Sagona
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Jessica
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2013-04-15 14:20:24
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Jessica Sagona
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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2013-05-31
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2015-05-31
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Access to this PDF has been restricted at the author's request. It will be publicly available after May 31st, 2015.
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