Reducing particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen emissions from heavy-duty vehicles: The urban bus case

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1641, 1998, Pages 39-47

  Schimek, Paul ^a  

^a VOLPE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUSES; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROCARBONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; VEHICLES;

COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0032157904     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1641-05     Document Type: Article

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