Air pollutant retention within a complex of urban street canyons

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 40, 2011, Pages 7612-7618

  Richmond Bryant, J ^a   Isukapalli, S S ^b   Vallero, D A ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air quality; Dispersion; Epidemiology; Street canyon; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856544994     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.11.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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