The influence of road infrastructure and traffic on soil, water, and air quality

Environmental Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-68

  Van Bohemen, H D ^a   Van De Laak, W H Janssen ^a  

^a Ministry of Transport Public Works and Water Management Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ecological engineering; Emissions; Highways; Mitigation; Roads; Run off; Traffic

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ROADS AND STREETS; SOIL POLLUTION; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ARSENIC; ASPHALT; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GROUND WATER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RAIN; RUNOFF; ZINC;

AIR QUALITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; ROAD TRANSPORT; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROL STRATEGY; DISPERSION; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FILTER; HIGHWAY; LAW; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; MEASUREMENT; NETHERLANDS; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; POROSITY; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; TRAFFIC; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD;

ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; MOTOR VEHICLES; POROSITY; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0043158960     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2802-8     Document Type: Article

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