Management of tropospheric ozone by reducing methane emissions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 4685-4691

  West, J Jason ^a,b,d   Fiore, Arlene M ^c,e  

^a AAAS   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE EMISSIONS; NONMETHANE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (NMVOC); OZONE MANAGEMENT; TROPOSPHERIC OZONE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DUST ABATEMENT; FORESTRY; HEALTH; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; TROPOSPHERE;

OZONE;

METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; EMISSION CONTROL; METHANE; OZONE; POLLUTION CONTROL; TROPOSPHERE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FORESTRY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INDUSTRIALIZATION; OZONE LAYER; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; TROPOSPHERE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENT; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CLIMATES; FORESTRY; HEALTH; METHANE; NITROGEN; OZONE;

EID: 22544459931     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es048629f     Document Type: Review

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