Using pollution roses to assess sulfur dioxide impacts in a township downwind of a petrochemical complex

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 702-711

  Shie, Ruei Hao ^a,b   Yuan, Tzu Hsuen ^a   Chan, Chang Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; PETROCHEMICALS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WIND;

AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS; HEALTH BASED STANDARDS; INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; MONITORING STATIONS; PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX; SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

SULFUR OXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ROSA;

EID: 84878444056     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2013.780001     Document Type: Article

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