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Possible effects of air pollution and urbanization on visibility in the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya area.

The only available data from the Airport have been used to examine the effects of air pollution and urbanization on visibility in the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya area. Although evidence were still inconclusive, there appeared to be a slight trend of deteriorating visibility during the 1966-75 decade...

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Main Author: Sham Sani,
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1979
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4093/
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spelling my-ukm.journal.40932012-04-04T01:47:34Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4093/ Possible effects of air pollution and urbanization on visibility in the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya area. Sham Sani, The only available data from the Airport have been used to examine the effects of air pollution and urbanization on visibility in the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya area. Although evidence were still inconclusive, there appeared to be a slight trend of deteriorating visibility during the 1966-75 decade particularly in the visibility range of >32.0 km (>20 miles). The growth of urbanization and industrial development within and around Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya coupled with the absence of any form of smoke control measures have probably been the major contributory factors. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1979 Article PeerReviewed Sham Sani, (1979) Possible effects of air pollution and urbanization on visibility in the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya area. AKADEMIKA, 15 . pp. 11-20. ISSN 0126-5008 http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/penerbit/jdem15-2.htm
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description The only available data from the Airport have been used to examine the effects of air pollution and urbanization on visibility in the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya area. Although evidence were still inconclusive, there appeared to be a slight trend of deteriorating visibility during the 1966-75 decade particularly in the visibility range of >32.0 km (>20 miles). The growth of urbanization and industrial development within and around Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya coupled with the absence of any form of smoke control measures have probably been the major contributory factors.
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author Sham Sani,
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Possible effects of air pollution and urbanization on visibility in the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya area.
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title Possible effects of air pollution and urbanization on visibility in the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya area.
title_short Possible effects of air pollution and urbanization on visibility in the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya area.
title_full Possible effects of air pollution and urbanization on visibility in the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya area.
title_fullStr Possible effects of air pollution and urbanization on visibility in the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya area.
title_full_unstemmed Possible effects of air pollution and urbanization on visibility in the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya area.
title_sort possible effects of air pollution and urbanization on visibility in the kuala lumpur-petaling jaya area.
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 1979
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4093/
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