Influence of vehicular traffic on a major trunk road on rural air quality in UK

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 344-351

  Obara, Paul G ^a   Obara, Chizi E ^a   Roberts, Clive L ^a   Young, Chris H ^a   Williams, Craig D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air quality; Particulate matter; Rural; Traffic; Trunk road; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052360266     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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