Application of the AERMOD modeling system for environmental impact assessment of NO 2 emissions from a cement complex

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 931-940

  Seangkiatiyuth, Kanyanee ^a   Surapipith, Vanisa ^b   Tantrakarnapa, Kraichat ^c   Lothongkum, Anchaleeporn W ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

^b Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

AERMOD; Air pollutants; Cement plant; Environmental impact assessment; Gaussian model; NO 2

Indexed keywords

AERMOD; AIR POLLUTANTS; CONCENTRATION LIMITS; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; DRY AND WET; DRY SEASONS; GAUSSIAN MODEL; MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION; MODELING SYSTEMS; NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; POLLUTION IMPACT; QUANTILE-QUANTILE PLOT; REFERENCE POINTS; REGULATORY MODEL; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; THAILAND; WET DEPOSITION; WET SEASON;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CEMENT PLANTS; CEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; RATING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CEMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GAUSSIAN METHOD; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; WET DEPOSITION;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHODOLOGY; THAILAND; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; THAILAND;

EID: 79958830189     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(10)60499-8     Document Type: Article

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