Impact of emissions from power stations on the ambient air quality of selected urban areas in Kuwait

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 558-568

  Al Azmi, Bader N ^a   Nassehi, V ^a   Khan, A R ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Air pollution; ISCST4.5; Nitrogen oxide; Sulphur dioxide

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION INVENTORY; MITIGATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION MONITORING; POWER PLANT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SULFUR DIOXIDE; URBAN AREA;

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

EID: 48749121683     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2008.558.568     Document Type: Article

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