New Directions: Legislative considerations for controlling exposure to atmospheric aerosols in rural areas

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 39, 2008, Pages 8979-8984

  Querol, X ^a   Alastuey, A ^a   Moreno, T ^a   Viana, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; LAW; LETTER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA;

EID: 56049084207     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.10.026     Document Type: Letter

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