Comparison of two atmospheric-dispersion models to assess farm-site exposure to sour-gas processing-plant emissions

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 15-34

  Scott, H Morgan ^a,b,e   Soskolne, Colin L ^a   Martin, S Wayne ^b   Ellehoj, Erik A ^c   Coppock, Robert W ^d,f   Guidotti, Tee L ^a,g   Lissemore, Kerry D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Ellehoj Redmond Consulting   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f George Washington Univ Med Center ^*  (Canada)

^g GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Atmospheric dispersion model; Environmental epidemiology; Exposure assessment; Geographical information system; Point source emissions

Indexed keywords

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CANADA; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GAS; GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MALE; MEAT; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALBERTA; ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERE; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GASES; GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MALE; MEAT; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TIME FACTORS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037441610     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(02)00207-6     Document Type: Article

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