Ambient Air Concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene in Bangkok, Thailand during April-August in 2007

Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-25

  Laowagul, Wanna ^a   Garivait, Hathairatana ^a   Limpaseni, Wongpun ^b   Yoshizumi, Kunio ^c  

^a Department of Environmental Quality Promotion Technopolis   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KYORITSU WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bangkok; Cluster analysis; Factor analysis; Log normal distribution; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849089104     PISSN: 19766912     EISSN: 22871160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5572/ajae.2008.2.1.014     Document Type: Article

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