Analysis of cardinal grey relational grade and grey entropy on achievement of air pollution reduction by evaluating air quality trend in Japan

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 142, Issue , 2017, Pages 3883-3889

  You, Mei Li ^a   Shu, Chi Min ^b   Chen, Wei Ting ^c   Shyu, Mei Ling ^d  

^a CHIENKUO TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YunTech ^*  (Taiwan)

^c St Mary's Medicine Nursing and Management College   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution control; Air quality trend; Cardinal grey relational grade; Environmental protection; Grey entropy

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENTROPY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION INDUCED CORROSION; QUALITY CONTROL; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY TRENDS; GREY RELATIONAL GRADE; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; MOTOR VEHICLE; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANTS; POLLUTION REDUCTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 85006364729     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.072     Document Type: Article

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