Quantitative assessment of atmospheric emissions of toxic heavy metals from anthropogenic sources in China: Historical trend, spatial distribution, uncertainties, and control policies

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 10127-10147

  Tian, H Z ^a   Zhu, C Y ^a   Gao, J J ^a   Cheng, K ^a,b   Hao, J M ^c   Wang, K ^a   Hua, S B ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Zhou, J R ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION; EMISSION INVENTORY; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION POLICY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 84941308487     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-10127-2015     Document Type: Article

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