The influence of location, source, and emission type in estimates of the human health benefits of reducing a ton of air pollution

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-176

  Fann, Neal ^a   Fulcher, Charles M ^a   Hubbell, Bryan J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

ton; Air pollution; Area sources; Benefit per ton; BenMAP; CMAQ; Electrical generating units; Emission type; Health benefits; Industrial point sources; Mobile sources; PM2.5; Population exposure; Precursor; RSM; SOx, NOx, NH3, VOC, carbonaceous particles; Source; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION CONTROL; HEALTH IMPACT; HETEROGENEITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 71449095174     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-009-0044-0     Document Type: Article

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