GROUND-BASED CHEMISTRY IN BENIN Measurements of VOCs
Why? Scarcity of measurements in the region –Southern Africa –North Africa –Central Africa –East Africa Aircraft measurements are relatively coarse
Where? Djougou (Dominique Serça, Fabienne Lohou, Cathy Liousse, Aérologie Laboratoire, Toulouse, France)
What? Organic gas phase species –Biogenic –Combustion products
How? Local botanist Collect samples Analyse by GC-MS
Tube microsampler (TMS) Mass flow controller, Timing control Peltier temperature controller
Isoprene Monoterpenes GC-MS Separation
GC-MS Identification
Proposed Sampling Strategy Survey Diurnal profile Intensive Emission rates