Health risk assessment of emissions from a coal-fired power plant using AERMOD modelling

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 476-485

  Mokhtar, Mutahharah M ^a   Hassim, Mimi H ^a   Taib, Rozainee M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

AERMOD; Coal fired power plant; Emission; Health risk assessment; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941804402     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2014.05.008     Document Type: Article

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