The Role of Aerosol in Climate Change, the Environment, and Human Health

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 156-161

  Ren Jian, Zhang ^a   Kin Fai, Ho ^b   Zhen Xing, Shen ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

aerosol; climate change; environment; human health

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; RESEARCH WORK;

CHINA;

EID: 84871677982     PISSN: 16742834     EISSN: 23766123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16742834.2012.11446983     Document Type: Article

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