C2-C6 background hydrocarbon concentrations monitored at a roof top and green park site, in Dublin City centre

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 132, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 491-501

  O'Donoghue, R T ^a   Broderick, B M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Air quality; Source effect; Traffic emissions; VOCs

Indexed keywords

GREEN FIELDS; HEALTH EFFECTS; METEOROLOGICAL EFFECTS; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATIONS; SOURCE EFFECTS; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; VOCS; WIND DIRECTIONS;

AIR QUALITY;

ROOFS;

HYDROCARBON;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; IRELAND; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POLICY; TIME;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; IRELAND; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; TIME; URBAN RENEWAL;

EID: 38449110230     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9551-8     Document Type: Article

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