Determinants of airborne benzene concentrations in rural areas of western Canada

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 36, 2007, Pages 7778-7787

  Burstyn, Igor ^a,b   Cherry, Nicola ^b  

^a Isabelle)   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Oil and gas industry; Source identification; Statistical modelling

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COMPRESSORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS PLANTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RURAL AREAS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AIRBORNE BENZENE; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; SOURCE IDENTIFICATION; STATISTICAL MODELING;

BENZENE;

BENZENE; OIL; ORGANIC MATTER;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BENZENE; GAS INDUSTRY; MODELING; OIL INDUSTRY; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUMMER; VAPOR; WINTER;

ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 35548977129     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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