Spatial distribution of ground-level urban background O3 concentrations in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 183, Issue , 2013, Pages 159-165

  Pineda Rojas, Andrea L ^a,b   Venegas, Laura E ^a,b  

^a National Scientific and Technological Research Council (CONICET)   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Air quality modelling; Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires; Nitrogen oxides; Ozone; Urban air quality; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; OZONE; NITROGEN OXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ARGENTINA; CHEMICAL MODEL; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEASON; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STANDARDS; AIR QUALITY MODELLING; ARTICLE; METROPOLITAN AREA OF BUENOS AIRES; STANDARD; URBAN AIR QUALITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ARGENTINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OZONE; SEASONS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY MODELLING; METROPOLITAN AREA OF BUENOS AIRES; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; URBAN AIR QUALITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84891717816     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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