Application of air dispersion modelling for exposure assessment from particulate matter pollution in mega city Delhi

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-94

  Mohan, Manju ^a   Bhati, Shweta ^a   Rao, Archana ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES   (India)

Author keywords

air pollution modelling; exposure assessment; health risk analysis; model evaluation; particulate matter; regulatory models

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION MODELLING; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; MODEL EVALUATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGULATORY MODEL;

AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; ASSOCIATED GAS; ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; DISPERSIONS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS PLANTS; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RATING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; TROPOSPHERE;

AIR QUALITY;

EID: 79951762497     PISSN: 19322135     EISSN: 19322143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/apj.468     Document Type: Article

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