Characterization of particles in the ambience of the high-tech industrial park of Central Taiwan

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 699-708

  Chen, Ho Wen ^a   Chen, Wei Yea ^a   Chang, Cheng Nan ^a   Chuang, Yen Hsun ^a  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data mining; High tech industrial park; Meteorological factor; PM10 and PM2.5

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; CLUSTERING ANALYSIS; DATA MINING ALGORITHM; DISPERSION CONTROL; FINE PARTICLES; HEART DISEASE; HEAVY METAL COMPOSITION; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; HIGH WIND SPEED; INDUSTRIAL PARKS; LOW WIND SPEED; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; MONITORING PROGRAMS; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; POLLUTION SOURCES; POTENTIAL SOURCES; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; SUSPENDED PARTICLES; WIND FIELD;

AIR QUALITY; ALGORITHMS; ARSENIC; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEAVY METALS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INDUSTRY; POLLUTION; WIND EFFECTS;

DATA MINING;

AIR QUALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DATA MINING; HEAVY METAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; WIND FIELD;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84874392657     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2012.06.0155     Document Type: Article

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