Analysis of ambient ozone and precursor monitoring data in a densely populated residential area of Kuwait

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 363-372

  Jallad, Karim N ^a,b   Espada Jallad, Cyntia ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF KUWAIT   (Kuwait)

^b MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen dioxide; Non methane hydrocarbons; Ozone; Ozone precursors; Respiratory diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956230557     PISSN: 13196103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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