Spatial variability of ambient nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide in Sarnia, "Chemical Valley," Ontario, Canada

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 1572-1581

  Atari, Dominic O ^a   Luginaah, Isaac ^a   Xu, Xiaohong ^b   Fung, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CANADA; CITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRY; LAND USE; MODEL; MONITORING; POLLUTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLE; SAMPLER; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ONTARIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 53849117486     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390802414158     Document Type: Article

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