Dispersion of volatile hydrocarbons in urban street canyons

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 497-504

  Bakeas, Evangelos B ^a   Siskos, Panayotis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; DISPERSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; ROADS AND STREETS; WIND EFFECTS;

STREET CANYONS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE HYDROCARBON;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA; WIND;

EID: 0038012882     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2003.10466166     Document Type: Article

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