Use of GIS and ancillary variables to predict volatile organic compound and nitrogen dioxide levels at unmonitored locations

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 3773-3787

  Smith, Luther ^a   Mukerjee, Shaibal ^b   Gonzales, Melissa ^c   Stallings, Casson ^a   Neas, Lucas ^d   Norris, Gary ^b   Özkaynak, Halûk ^b  

^a ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Generalized additive models (GAM); GIS; Spatial analysis; Traffic

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; TRAFFIC CONTROL; XYLENE;

GENERALIZED ADDITIVE MODELS (GAM); O-XYLENE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ORTHO XYLENE; PETROLEUM; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; BENZENE; LAND USE; MONITORING SYSTEM; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PETROLEUM; POPULATION DENSITY; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; TRAFFIC; UNITED STATES;

EL PASO; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646849624     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.02.036     Document Type: Article

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