Air quality management in China: Issues, challenges, and options

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-13

  Wang, Shuxiao ^a   Hao, Jiming ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Control strategy; Ozone; Particulate matter; Regional air pollution

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR QUALITY; CARBON EMISSIONS; CHINA; CHINESE CITIES; CONTROL POLICY; CONTROL STRATEGY; CURRENT STATUS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION SOURCES; FINE PARTICLES; ISSUES AND CHALLENGES; MULTIPLE POLLUTANTS; NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM EMISSIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY TARGETS; REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION; REGIONAL LEVELS; SYNCHRONOUS CONTROL; VEHICLE POLLUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; CLIMATE CONTROL; COAL DEPOSITS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; POLLUTION; POLLUTION INDUCED CORROSION; POPULATION STATISTICS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY;

AIR; AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OZONE;

CHINA;

EID: 84862912256     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)60724-9     Document Type: Article

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