Sulfur-rich geothermal emissions elevate acid aerosol levels in metropolitan Taipei

Environmental Research

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 536-543

  Lin, Chih Hung ^a   Mao, I Fang ^b   Tsai, Pei Hsien ^a   Chuang, Hsin Yi ^a   Chen, Yi Ju ^a   Chen, Mei Lien ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acid aerosol; Automobile emissions; Geothermal emissions; Hydrogen sulfide; Photochemical reaction

Indexed keywords

ACID; ACID AEROSOL; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EXHAUST EMISSION; GUIDELINE; HEALTH RISK; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METROPOLITAN AREA; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SULFUR; VOLCANIC GAS;

ACIDIC GAS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; EXHAUST GAS; GAS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; THERMAL SPRING; URBAN AREA; VOLCANO;

ACIDS; AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR; TAIWAN;

TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 77954953900     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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