Regional differences in Chinese SO2 emission control efficiency and policy implications

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 6521-6533

  Zhang, Q Q ^a   Wang, Y ^a,b,c   Ma, Q ^a   Yao, Y ^a   Xie, Y ^a   He, K ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; EOS; POLLUTION POLICY; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; SULFUR EMISSION;

CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 84934962566     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-6521-2015     Document Type: Article

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