Long-term trends in ambient air 1,3-butadiene levels in Houston, Texas

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 7383-7390

  Hendler, Albert H ^a   Goodmanson Bunch, Alea T ^a   Crow, Walter L ^a  

^a URS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; AMBIENT AIR CONCENTRATION; ANNUAL AVERAGE; AREA SOURCES; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; HOUSTON; HOUSTON , TEXAS; INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; LONG-TERM TREND; MEASURED REDUCTION; MONITORING SITES; NUMBER OF VEHICLES; RISK DRIVERS; STATE REGULATORY PROGRAMS; TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT; VOLUNTARY INITIATIVES;

AIR QUALITY; BUTADIENE; INDUSTRY;

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

1,3 BUTADIENE;

AIR QUALITY; ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; POLLUTION MONITORING; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR MONITOR; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BUTADIENES; TEXAS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957336038     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es101511u     Document Type: Article

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