Application of atmospheric dispersion models to evaluate population exposure to NO2 concentration in Buenos Aires

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 25, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 224-238

  Venegas, Laura E ^a,b   Mazzeo, Nicolás A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b National Scientific and Technological Research Council ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Atmospheric dispersion model; Buenos Aires; Nitrogen dioxide; Population exposure; Urban air pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; DATA REDUCTION; DISPERSIONS;

ARGENTINA; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODEL; BUENOS AIRES; URBAN AIR POLLUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO);

NITROGEN OXIDES;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARGENTINA; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MODEL; POPULATION; POPULATION EXPOSURE; URBAN AREA;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27144557298     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijep.2005.007669     Document Type: Conference Paper

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