Photochemical modeling of emissions trading of highly reactive volatile organic compounds in Houston, Texas. 1. Reactivity based trading and potential for ozone hot spot formation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2095-2102

  Wang, Linlin ^a   Thompson, Tammy ^a   Mcdonald Buller, Elena C ^a   Webb, Alba ^a   Allen, David T ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR QUALITY SIMULATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC REACTIVITY; PHOTOCHEMICAL MODELING;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MASS; MODEL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; CITIES; COMMERCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TEXAS; VOLATILIZATION;

BRAZORIA COUNTY; GALVESTON; HOUSTON; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247147303     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es061273i     Document Type: Review

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