Environmental implications of alternative-fueled automobiles: Air quality and greenhouse gas tradeoffs

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 225-231

  Maclean, Heather L ^a   Lave, Lester B ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; DIESEL ENGINE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXHAUST GAS; GAS ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

AIR QUALITY; ALCOHOLS; AUTOMOBILES; DIESEL FUELS; EXHAUST GASES; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

GREENHOUSE GAS;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 0034649798     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9905290     Document Type: Article

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