Paradoxical ozone associations could be due to methyl nitrite from combustion of methyl ethers or esters in engine fuels

Environment International

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1090-1106

  Joseph, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Biodiesel; California; Cough; DME; Japan; MTBE; Nitrogenous compounds; Nocturnal; Ozone; TAME

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIODIESEL; COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS; DISEASES; JAPAN; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ASTHMA; CALIFORNIA; COUGH; METHYL NITRITE; NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS; PARADOXICAL OZONE ASSOCIATION (POA);

OZONE;

DIMETHYL ETHER; ESTER; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FUEL; METHYL NITRITE; METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER; NITRITE; OZONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASTHMA; ESTER; ETHER; FUEL; HEALTH RISK; NITRATE; OZONE; POLLUTANT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ASTHMA; COMBUSTION; EXHAUST GAS; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34748883775     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.07.001     Document Type: Review

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