Characterization of urban air quality using GIS as a management system

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-117

  Puliafito, E ^a,b   Guevara, M ^c   Puliafito, C ^b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Air pollution of stationary and mobile sources; Geographical information system; Model; Urban air quality

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AUTO-EXHAUSTS; STACK EMISSION RATES;

AIR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GIS; POLLUTION CONTROL; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA ANALYSIS; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MODEL; SIMULATION; URBAN AREA; AIR POLLUTION; ARGENTINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH; SEASON; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ARGENTINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEASONS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0037277975     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00278-6     Document Type: Article

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