Contributions of roadside vehicle emissions to general air quality in Hong Kong

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-26

  Lau, J ^a   Hung, W T ^a   Cheung, C S ^a   Yuen, D ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Background air quality; Local pollution source; Urban centre area; Vehicle emission

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; GAS EMISSIONS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

LOCAL POLLUTION SOURCE; TRAFFIC PATTERN; VEHICLE EMISSION;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 36549009934     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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