Assessing the impact of petrol stations on their immediate surroundings

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2754-2762

  Morales Terrés, Isabel M ^a   Miñarro, Marta Doval ^a   Ferradas, Enrique González ^a   Caracena, Antonia Baeza ^a   Rico, Jonathan Barberá ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aromatic aliphatic concentration ratio; Petrol stations; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CYCLOHEXANE; GASOLINE; HEXANE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PETROLEUM; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 77956871656     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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