PM2.5 and gaseous pollutants in New York State during 2005-2016: Spatial variability, temporal trends, and economic influences

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 183, Issue , 2018, Pages 209-224

  Squizzato, Stefania ^a   Masiol, Mauro ^a   Rich, David Q ^a   Hopke, Philip K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Economics; Policy; Spatial variability; Trends

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FOG; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PUBLIC POLICY;

AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HOMOGENEOUS CONCENTRATION; NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION; OZONE CONCENTRATION; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; TRENDS;

URBAN GROWTH;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL; FUEL; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDE; OXYGEN; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; MITIGATION; NITRATE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRICITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; NEW YORK; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUBURBAN AREA; SUMMER; WINTER;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85045190579     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.03.045     Document Type: Article

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