Levels of benzene concentrations emitted from motor vehicles in various sites in Nibong Tebal, Malaysia

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-109

  Al Madhoun, Wesam Ahmed ^a   Ramli, Nor Azam ^a   Yahaya, Ahmad Shukri ^a   Yusuf, Noor Faizah Fitri Md ^a   Ghazali, Nurul Adyani ^a   Sansuddin, Nurulilyana ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Emissions; Permissible limit; Suburban; UK standards urban

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; AUTOMOBILE; BENZENE; CARCINOGEN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POLLUTION MONITORING; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUBURBAN AREA; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

MALAYSIA; NIBONG TEBAL; PENANG; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 79955805643     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-010-0083-6     Document Type: Article

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