Modeling of the BTX Species Based on an Emission Inventory of Sources at the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Thailand

ScienceAsia

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-112

  Pimpisut, Decha ^a   Jinsart, Wanida ^a   Hooper, Martin A ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

BTX; Emission Inventory; ISCST 3; Source Modeling; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 68649093466     PISSN: 15131874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2005.31.103     Document Type: Article

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