Spatially differentiated and source-specific population exposure to ambient urban air pollution

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 26, 2009, Pages 3981-3988

  Zou, Bin ^a,b   Wilson, J Gaines ^c   Zhan, F Benjamin ^b,d   Zeng, Yongnian ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

^d WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AERMOD; Exposure; GIS; Industrial pollution; SO2; Traffic

Indexed keywords

AERMOD; EXPOSURE; GIS; INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION; SO2; TRAFFIC;

AIR QUALITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INDUSTRY;

POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GIS; MODELING; POLLUTANT SOURCE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL AREA; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 67651119888     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.05.022     Document Type: Article

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