The Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study-synthesis of findings and policy implications

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2637-2649

  Vingarzan, Roxanne ^a   Li, Shao Meng ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inorganic aerosols; Organic aerosols; Particulate matter; Secondary organic carbon; Visibility

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COAGULATION; CONDENSATION; NUCLEATION; VISIBILITY;

AMMONIUM SULPHATE; ANTHROPOGENIC; BIOGENIC; INORGANIC AEROSOLS; LOWER FRASER VALLEY (LFV); ORGANIC AEROSOLS; PARTICLE COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SECONDARY ORGANIC CARBON;

AIR QUALITY;

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM SULFATE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITRIC OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM NITRATE; SULFUR OXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; SULFUR COMPOUND; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLICY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33645789356     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.09.083     Document Type: Article

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