Statistical modelling of CO and NO2 concentrations in the Athens area. Evaluation of emission abatement policies

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-136

  Mavroidis, Ilias ^a,c   Gavriil, Ioannis ^b   Chaloulakou, Arhontoula ^b  

^a HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air quality standard attainment; Emission abatement policies; Roll back model

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION CONTROL; MODELING; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION POLICY; STANDARD (REFERENCE); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34147189507     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/espr2006.04.299     Document Type: Article

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