Sulfur dioxide exposure and environmental justice: A multi-scale and source-specific perspective

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 491-499

  Zou, Bin ^a   Peng, Fen ^a,b   Wan, Neng ^c   Wilson, J Gaines ^d   Xiong, Ying ^e  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d Huston Tillotson University College of Arts and Sciences   (United States)

^e CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

AERMOD; Air pollution exposure; GIS; Inequity; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903300575     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5094/APR.2014.058     Document Type: Article

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