Intercommunity differences in acid aerosol (H+)/sulfate (SO2-4) ratios

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-55

  Özkaynak, Halûk ^a,c   Xue, Jianping ^a   Zhou, Hui ^a   Spengler, John D ^a   Thurston, George D ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Phys Sci and Engineering Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid aerosols; Ammonia; GIS (geographical information system); Population density; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; SULFATE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION DENSITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TIME; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ACID RAIN; AIR POLLUTANTS; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LINEAR MODELS; OZONE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; SULFATES; UNITED STATES;

BUBALUS;

EID: 0029966263     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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