Volatile organic compounds in the downtown area of Mexicali, México during the spring of 2005: Analysis of ambientdata and source-receptor modeling

Atmosfera

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-217

  Mendoza, Alberto ^a   Guttierrez A A ^a   Pardo, E I ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Ambient air monitoring; Chemical Mass Balance; Emission sources; US M xico border region

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL MASS BALANCE; EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(STT) MEXICO]; MEXICALI; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 65549139271     PISSN: 01876236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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