Identification of gas-phase dimethyl sulfate and monomethyl hydrogen sulfate in the Los Angeles atmosphere

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es00151a003· OSTI ID:6716244

Eatough, D J; White, V F; Hansen, L D; Eatough, N L; Cheney, J L

Gas-phase dimethyl sulfate and monomethyl hydrogen sulfate have been identified in the atmosphere in Los Angeles. Gas-phase concentrations of these two alkyl sulfates were determined by using analytical methods based on the collection of the compounds before collection of particles using diffusion denuders and after collection of particles using resin beds or sorption filters, and specific analysis of the collected alkyl sulfates by ion chromatography. The data show the dimethyl sulfate is present in both particles and the gas phase. The concentration of total gas-phase methyl sulfates was found to vary from 34 to 178 nmol/m/sup 3/ during the smog episode studied. These species constituted a significant fraction of the total sulfur budget in the Los Angeles basin during the sampling period.

• Research Organization: Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT
• OSTI ID: 6716244
• Journal Information: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 20:9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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