Design methodology for background air pollution monitoring site selection in an urban area

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 20, Issue 1-6, 2003, Pages 185-195

  Venegas, L E ^a   Mazzeo, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air pollution control; Atmospheric diffusion model; DAUMOD; Monitoring network; Network design; Urban area

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; MONITORING; URBAN PLANNING;

AIR MONITORING; URBAN DISPERSION MODEL;

AIR POLLUTION;

NITROGEN OXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DIFFUSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; EXHAUST GAS; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; REFERENCE VALUE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 2342423385     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijep.2003.004273     Document Type: Article

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