A multi-objective assessment of an air quality monitoring network using environmental, economic, and social indicators and GIS-based models

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 721-737

  Pope, Ronald ^a,b   Wu, Jianguo ^b,c,d  

^a Maricopa County Air Quality Department   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARIZONA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84903894324     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2014.888378     Document Type: Article

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