Characterization of sugars in fine particles – Biomass burning and soil organic matter as two major sources

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dc.contributor.advisorFraser, Matthew P.en_US
dc.creatorJia, Yulingen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-03T18:31:31Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-03T18:31:31Zen_US
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.description.abstractFine particulate matter samples were collected at two rural sites and one urban site in Texas from November 2005 to July 2006 for quantification of sugars. Several extraction methods were applied to optimize sugar recovery, and the combination of dichloromethane and methanol was found to extract sugars with greater efficiency than other solvent suites. Concentrations of total fine particle sugars ranged from 22 to 164 ng/m 3 , with levoglucosan, glucose, mannitol, arabitol and glycerol measured at the largest concentrations at all sites. The presence of sugars in fine particle samples can be tied to both biomass burning and soil organic matter. Smaller influence of reintrainment of local soils to the atmosphere was found at the urban site than at the rural sites. Several sugar compounds were proposed as potential molecular markers for soil organic matter input into the atmosphere.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS C.E. 2008 JIAen_US
dc.identifier.citationJia, Yuling. "Characterization of sugars in fine particles – Biomass burning and soil organic matter as two major sources." (2008) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103576">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103576</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digital304509282en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/103576en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectEnvironmental scienceen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental engineeringen_US
dc.subjectHealth and environmental sciencesen_US
dc.subjectApplied sciencesen_US
dc.titleCharacterization of sugars in fine particles – Biomass burning and soil organic matter as two major sourcesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentChemical and Biomolecular Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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