Atmospheric science: Cleaning the air and improving health with hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles

Science

Volumn 308, Issue 5730, 2005, Pages 1901-1905

  Jacobson, M Z ^a   Colella, W G ^a   Golden, D M ^a  

^a Stanford University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COAL GASIFICATION; COSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL CELLS; GROUND VEHICLES; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROGEN; NATURAL GAS; VAPORS;

HYDROGEN FUEL-CELL VEHICLES (HFCV); STEAM REFORMING; WATER VAPOR; WIND ELECTROLYSIS;

AIR QUALITY;

COAL; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL; HYDROGEN; NATURAL GAS; GASOLINE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION;

AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYSIS; EXHAUST GAS; GAS; HEALTH STATUS; HYBRID; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WATER VAPOR; WIND; AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST; ECONOMICS; ENERGY RESOURCE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH; HUMAN; MORTALITY; SMOG;

AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLES; SMOG; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WIND;

EID: 21744432682     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1109157     Document Type: Article

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