The role of vegetation in mitigating air quality impacts from traffic emissions

EM: Air and Waste Management Association's Magazine for Environmental Managers

Volumn , Issue JANUARY, 2011, Pages 30-33

  Baldauf, Richard ^a   Jackson, Laura ^a   Hagler, Gayle ^a   Isakov, Vlad ^a   McPherson, Greg ^b   Cahill, Thomas A ^c   Zhang, K Max ^d   Cook, J Rich ^e   Bailey, Chad ^e   Wood, Periann ^f  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b US Forest Service in Sacramento CA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Cornell University   (United States)

^e US EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality   (United States)

^f NONE

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EID: 79952666393     PISSN: 10889981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
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