Air quality in natural areas: Interface between the public, science and regulation

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 256-267

  Percy, K E ^a   Karnosky, D F ^b  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Forests; Natural areas; Ozone; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; FORESTRY; OZONE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

NATURAL AREAS; NATURAL FOREST AREAS; NITROGEN DEPOSITION;

AIR QUALITY;

NITROGEN; OXYGEN; OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NATIONAL PARK; NITROGEN; OZONE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VISIBILITY;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOREST; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; OZONE LAYER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CANADA; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OZONE; RECREATION; TREES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ECOLOGY; FORESTS;

EID: 34548287036     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.05.023     Document Type: Article

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