The revision of the air quality legislation in the European Union related to ground-level ozone

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 78, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 41-62

  Amann, Markus ^a   Lutz, Martin ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^b EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air Quality Framework Directive; European Union Environmental Policy; Ground level ozone; Integrated assessment model; National Emission Ceilings Directive

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AMMONIA; GAS EMISSIONS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TROPOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR QUALITY LEGISLATION; EMISSION TARGETS; GROUND-LEVEL OZONE; NATIONAL EMISSION CEILINGS (NEC); OZONE ABATEMENT; OZONE CONCENTRATIONS; OZONE DAUGHTER DIRECTIVES;

AIR QUALITY;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; EUROPEAN UNION; LEGISLATION; OZONE; POLLUTION CONTROL;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH; HUMAN; LAW; METEOROLOGY; MODEL; MONITORING; POLICY; SHORT SURVEY; TECHNOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 0034601930     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(00)00216-8     Document Type: Article

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