Reducing NO 2 pollution over urban areas: Air quality modelling as a fundamental management tool

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 223, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 5307-5320

  Borrego, C ^a   Monteiro, A ^a   Sa E ^a   Carvalho, A ^a   Coelho, D ^a   Dias, D ^a   Miranda, A I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Air quality directive; Air quality plan; Emission control measures; NO 2 pollution; Numerical modelling; Traffic contribution

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION MODELS; AIR QUALITY DATA; AIR QUALITY MODELLING; AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS; AIR QUALITY PLAN; EUROPEAN LEGISLATION; LIMIT VALUES; MANAGEMENT TOOL; NORTHERN REGIONS; NOX EMISSIONS; PORTUGAL; QUALITY PROBLEMS; RESIDENTIAL COMBUSTION; SIMULATION DOMAIN; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; URBAN AREAS; URBAN BACKGROUND;

AIR QUALITY; EMISSION CONTROL; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NUMERICAL MODELS; POLLUTION;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

NITROGEN OXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPLIANCE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXHAUST GAS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; PORTUGAL; SIMULATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84867329975     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-012-1281-7     Document Type: Article

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