Risk-based air pollutants management at regional levels

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 25, Issue , 2013, Pages 167-175

  Xu, Jianhua ^a,b   Wang, Xuesong ^a   Zhang, Shiqiu ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing Tianjin Hebei region; Regional air pollution; Risk based approach; SO2

Indexed keywords

METAL; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHINESE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; INTAKE FRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMELTER;

EID: 84868473877     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.09.014     Document Type: Article

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