Evaluation of the 'Clean Air Works' program on actual ozone concentrations: A case study in North Carolina

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 465-477

  Giovanis, Eleftherios ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air quality; Clean Air Works; Environmental technology and management; Ozone concentrations; Quadruple differences in differences; Smog alerts; Voluntary programs

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY;

CLEAN AIR; DIFFERENCES-IN-DIFFERENCES; OZONE CONCENTRATION; SMOG ALERTS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; OZONE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SMOG; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

CHARLOTTE; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84947429483     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2015.073076     Document Type: Article

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