A heuristic optimization approach for Air Quality Monitoring Network design with the simultaneous consideration of multiple pollutants

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 507-516

  Elkamel, A ^a   Fatehifar, E ^b   Taheri, M ^c   Al Rashidi, M S ^d   Lohi, A ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b SAHAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air Quality Monitoring Network; Industrial area; Multi pollutant; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEURISTICS; NETWORK DESIGN; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISPERSION; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALGORITHMS; CARBON MONOXIDE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN OXIDES; SOFTWARE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 44049096736     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.03.029     Document Type: Article

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