The evaluation of the air quality impact of an incinerator by using MM5-CMAQ-EMIMO modeling system: North of Spain case study

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 714-719

  San Jose R ^a   Perez J L ^a   Gonzalez R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air quality modeling; CMAQ; Dioxins and furans; Incinerator; MM5

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON MONOXIDE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AIR QUALITY MODELING; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; DIOXINS AND FURANS;

REFUSE INCINERATORS;

ARSENIC; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CADMIUM; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; LEAD; NICKEL; NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ARSENIC; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BENZENE; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CADMIUM; DIOXIN; FURAN; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LEAD; NICKEL;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; INCINERATION; INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BASQUE COUNTRY; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GOMERA; GUIPUZCOA; MACARONESIA; SAN SEBASTIAN [GOMERA]; SAN SEBASTIAN [GUIPUZCOA]; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 44749094707     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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