The importance of policy in emissions inventory accuracy-a lesson from British Columbia, Canada

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 430-439

  Krzyzanowski, Judi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS INDUSTRY; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; CRITERIA AIR CONTAMINANTS; EMISSIONS INVENTORY; OIL AND GAS SECTOR; POINT SOURCES; POLLUTANT EMISSION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSION;

GAS EMISSIONS;

NITROGEN OXIDE; OIL; SULFUR OXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; CANADA; GAS; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 65449172087     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.59.4.430     Document Type: Article

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