SO2 dispersion and monthly evaluation of the Industrial Source Complex Short-Term (ISCST32) model at Mina Al-Fahal refinery, Sultanate of Oman

Environmental Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 276-291

  Abdul Wahab, Sabah A ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Industrial emissions; ISCST32 model; Refinery; Sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION MODEL;

AIR POLLUTION;

SULFUR DIOXIDE; PETROLEUM;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION; REFINERY; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; REFINING INDUSTRY; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGY; OMAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PUBLIC HEALTH; THEORETICAL MODEL;

OMAN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PETROLEUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 0037799711     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2873-6     Document Type: Review

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