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Air Quality in Riga and Its Improvement Options

Environmental and Climate Technologies
Volume 7 (2011): Issue -1 (December 2011)
By: Janis Kleperis,  Gunars Bajars,  Ingrida Bremere,  Martins Menniks,  Arturs Viksna,  Agnese Osite and  Dmitrijs Pavlicuks  
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|Jan 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10145-011-0030-2 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
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Language: English
Page range: 72 - 78
Published on: Jan 31, 2012
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Air quality,
PM,
actions to improve air quality
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

© 2012 Janis Kleperis, Gunars Bajars, Ingrida Bremere, Martins Menniks, Arturs Viksna, Agnese Osite, Dmitrijs Pavlicuks, published by Riga Technical University
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Volume 7 (2011): Issue -1 (December 2011)