Understanding urban vehicular pollution problem vis-a-vis ambient air quality - Case study of a megacity (Delhi, India)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 119, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 557-569

  Goyal, S K ^a   Ghatge, S V ^a   Nema, P ^a   Tamhane, S M ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Ambient air quality; Better air quality; Control strategies; Delhi; Inspection maintenance; Vehicular pollution

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR QUALITY; BETTER AIR QUALITY; CONTROL STRATEGIES; VEHICULAR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AIR POLLUTION;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MEGACITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INDIA; MOTOR VEHICLE; POPULATION GROWTH; URBAN AREA;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

ASIA; DELHI; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33746703173     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9043-2     Document Type: Article

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