Detecting improvement in ambient air toxics: An application to ambient benzene measurements in Houston, Texas

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 3259-3266

  Raun, Loren H ^a   Marks, Elena M ^b   Ensor, Katherine B ^c  

^a Mayor's Office of Environmental Programming City of Houston   (United States)

^b Mayor's Office City of Houston   (United States)

^c Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; HAP; Houston; Human health risk; Statistical trend

Indexed keywords

AIR TOXICS; AMBIENT AIR QUALITIES; AMBIENT AIRS; ARITHMETIC MEANS; BENZENE MEASUREMENTS; HAP; HOUSTON; HOUSTON , TEXAS; HUMAN HEALTH RISK; LONG TERMS; NEW APPROACHES; STATISTICAL APPROACHES; STATISTICAL MEASURES; STATISTICAL TREND; SUMMARY STATISTICS; TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORIES;

AIR QUALITY; BENZENE; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; RISK ANALYSIS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

HEALTH RISKS;

BENZENE;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; HEALTH RISK; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POLLUTION MONITORING; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65649085660     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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