Evaluating the national air toxics assessment (NATA): Comparison of predicted and measured air toxics concentrations, risks, and sources in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 476-484

  Logue, Jennifer M ^a   Small, Mitchell J ^a   Robinson, Allen L ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air toxics; Cancer risk; Hazardous air pollutants; Model evaluation; NATA; Pollutant sources; Social justice

Indexed keywords

AIR TOXICS; CANCER RISK; HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS; MODEL EVALUATION; NATA; POLLUTANT SOURCES; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COKE OVENS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GAS EMISSIONS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RISK PERCEPTION;

HEALTH RISKS;

BENZENE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; COKE; FORMALDEHYDE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; METAL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA ACQUISITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; MODEL TEST; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TOXIN;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; AVERAGE; CANCER RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESEL ENGINE; DRIVE; DRIVER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; INDUSTRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDICTION; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

PENNSYLVANIA; PITTSBURGH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649732809     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.09.053     Document Type: Article

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