Air Quality in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region 2011

Developments in Environmental Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages 47-91

  Percy, K E ^a   Hansen, M C ^a   Dann, T ^b  

^a Wood Buffalo Environmental Association   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

2011; Air pollutants; Air quality; Alberta Oil Sands; WBEA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867755250     PISSN: 14748177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097760-7.00004-4     Document Type: Chapter

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