Interaction patterns of major air pollutants in Hong Kong territory

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 324, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 247-259

  Lu, W Z ^a   Wang, X K ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Characteristic analysis; Correlation; Interaction pattern; Mixing ratio; Pollutant level

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; FORECASTING; HEALTH; IMPURITIES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

AIR POLLUTION;

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MIXING RATIO; POLLUTION MONITORING; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HONG KONG; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 1842736255     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2003.10.028     Document Type: Article

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