Importance of human environmental exposure to hazardous air pollutants from gas flares

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-62

  Kindzierski, Warren B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Exposure; Flaring; Hazardous

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011062466     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/er-8-1-41     Document Type: Article

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