Damages and costs of air pollution: An analysis of uncertainties

Environment International

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-46

  Rabl, A ^a   Spadaro, J V ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; COSTS; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONS; HEALTH HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODELS; DOSE-RESPONSE FUNCTION; GEOMETRIC STANDARD DEVIATION; IMPACT PATHWAY ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARCINOGEN; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BUILDING; COST; CROP; DRY DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0032979249     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(98)00089-0     Document Type: Article

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