Urban air pollution in China: Current status, characteristics, and progress

Annual Review of Energy and the Environment

Volumn 27, Issue , 2002, Pages 397-431

  He, Kebin ^a   Huo, Hong ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollutants; Beijing; Chinese cities; Control strategies; Urban air quality

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; AIR QUALITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 0036457847     PISSN: 10563466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.27.122001.083421     Document Type: Review

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