Impact of road traffic emissions on ambient air quality in an industrialized area

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 429-439

  Garcia, Sílvia M ^a   Domingues, Gonçalo ^a   Gomes, Carla ^a,b   Silva, Alexandra V ^b   Marta Almeida, S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE SOLDADURA E QUALIDADE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPERSION; DUST; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WIND;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84877144235     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2013.771763     Document Type: Article

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