Evaluation of the vehicle Inspection/Maintenance Program in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 196-200

  Schifter, I ^a   Diaz L ^a   Vera, M ^a   Guzman E ^a   Duran J ^a   Ramos, F ^a   Lopez Salinas E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEHICULAR POLLUTANTS;

CALIBRATION; CARBON MONOXIDE; DYNAMOMETERS; HYDROCARBONS; INSPECTION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; VEHICLES;

GASOLINE;

CARBON MONOXIDE; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN OXIDE;

EMISSION CONTROL; EXHAUST EMISSION; METROPOLITAN AREA;

ACCURACY; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EXHAUST GAS; INVESTMENT; LABORATORY; MEASUREMENT; MEXICO; MOTOR VEHICLE; QUALITY CONTROL; SIMULATION; TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CERTIFICATION; CITIES; ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MEXICO; MOTOR VEHICLES; QUALITY CONTROL; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

MEXICO;

EID: 0037207815     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es020549t     Document Type: Article

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