Total SO2 emissions from power stations and evaluation of their impact in Kuwait using a Gaussian plume dispersion model

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Ramadan, A A ^a   Al Sudairawi, M ^a   Alhajraf, S ^a   Khan, A R ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Air pollution; ISCST3; Sulphur dioxide

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUEL; MODELING; PLUME; POWER PLANT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ASIA; EURASIA; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 38049004949     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2008.1.12     Document Type: Article

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