Multi-criteria decision analysis for the selection of a near road ambient air monitoring site for the measurement of mobile source air toxics

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 505-515

  Kimbrough, Sue ^a   Vallero, Dan ^a   Shores, Richard ^a   Vette, Alan ^a   Black, Kevin ^b   Martinez, Victoria ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Federal Highway Administration ^*  (United States)

^c FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Decision making; Emissions; Environmental issues; Geographic information systems; Government; Vehicles

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; MOBILE POWER PLANTS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; ROADS AND STREETS; SITE SELECTION; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENT; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT; NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONS; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; POLLUTION MONITORING; STATE ROLE; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

LAS VEGAS; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57049090463     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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