Characteristics of ambient ammonia levels measured in three different industrial parks in Southern Taiwan

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 596-608

  Hsieh, Lien Te ^a   Chen, Tau Chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ambient; Ammonia; Background; Industrial park; Ratio

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT; AMBIENT AMMONIA; AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC AMMONIA; BACKGROUND; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BOUNDARY LINES; GASEOUS AMMONIA; INDUSTRIAL PARKS; MAXIMUM RATIO; RATIO; RESEARCH DATA; SAMPLING PERIOD; SAMPLING PROCESS; SOUTHERN TAIWAN;

AMMONIA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; INDUSTRY;

PARKS;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AMBIENT AIR; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOUNDARY LINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; SAMPLING;

TAIWAN;

EID: 78149259036     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2010.06.0044     Document Type: Article

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