Effects of instrument precision and spatial variability on the assessment of the temporal variation of ambient air pollution in atlanta, Georgia

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 876-888

  Wade, Katherine S ^a   Mulholland, James A ^a   Marmur, Amit ^a   Russell, Armistead G ^a   Hartsell, Ben ^b   Edgerton, Eric ^b   Klein, Mitch ^c   Waller, Lance ^c   Peel, Jennifer L ^c   Tolbert, Paige E ^c  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Atmospheric Research and Analysis Inc   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ERROR ANALYSIS;

AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION; INSTRUMENT PRECISION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AIR POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; OZONE; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ACCURACY; ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DATA BASE; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745449022     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2006.10464499     Document Type: Article

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