Impact of nitrogen and climate change interactions on ambient air pollution and human health

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 121-134

  Peel, Jennifer L ^a   Haeuber, Richard ^b   Garcia, Valerie ^b   Russell, Armistead G ^c   Neas, Lucas ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Human health; Nitrogen oxides; Ozone

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; AMMONIA; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMBUSTION; DECOMPOSITION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HEALTH IMPACT; INDOOR AIR; LIGHTNING; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; POWER GENERATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOIL EMISSION; WILDFIRE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84879229562     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-012-9782-4     Document Type: Article

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