Nonpoint sources of volatile organic compounds in urban areas - Relative importance of land surfaces and air

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 221-230

  Lopes, T J ^a   Bender, D A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonpoint source pollution; Source water protection; Urban air; Urban stormwater; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; GASOLINE; GROUND WATER; TETRACHLOROETHANE; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

LAND SURFACE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031692380     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(98)00048-7     Document Type: Article

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