A geostatistical approach for assessing population exposure to NO2 in a complex urban area (Beirut, Lebanon)

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 467-474

  Badaro Saliba, N ^a   Adjizian Gerard, J ^a,c   Zaarour, R ^a   Abboud, M ^a   Farah, W ^a   Saliba, A N ^b   Shihadeh, A ^b  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Beirut; Geostatistics; GIS; Health

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; NITROGEN OXIDES; TOPOGRAPHY;

BEIRUT; COMPLEX TOPOGRAPHIES; COMPLEX URBAN AREA; GEO-STATISTICS; GEOSTATISTICAL APPROACH; MEDITERRANEAN CITIES; POPULATION EXPOSURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPLEX TERRAIN; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOSTATISTICS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLLUTION POLICY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BEIRUT; BEYROUTH; LEBANON;

EID: 84892845372     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-013-0765-3     Document Type: Article

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