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Technical Paper

Developing and Evaluating Techniques for Localizing Pollutant Emission Sources with Open-Path Fourier Transform Infrared Measurements and Wind Data

Chang-Fu Wu Department of Public Health and Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ching-Hui Chen Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, Institute of Environmental Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Shih-Ying Chang Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, Institute of Environmental Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Pao-Erh Chang Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsin-chu, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Ruei-Hou Shie Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsin-chu, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Lung-Yu Sung Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsin-chu, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Jen-Chih Yang Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsin-chu, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Jen-Wei Su Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsin-chu, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Pages 1360-1369 | Published online: 24 Jan 2012

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