Some insights into the relationship between urban air pollution and noise levels

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 424, Issue , 2012, Pages 271-279

  Kim, Ki Hyun ^a   Ho, Duy Xuan ^a   Brown, Richard J C ^b   Oh, J M ^c   Park, Chan Goo ^d   Ryu, In Cheol ^d  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Diurnal; Korea; Noise pollution; Seoul; Spatiotemporal

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; DIURNAL; KOREA; NOISE LEVELS; SEOUL; SEOUL , KOREA; SOUND LEVEL; SPATIOTEMPORAL; TWO PARAMETER; URBAN AIR POLLUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

NOISE POLLUTION; ROADSIDES;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DIURNAL VARIATION; NOISE POLLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMIDITY; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; KOREA; NOISE POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NOISE; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TIME FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84862832542     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.02.066     Document Type: Article

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