Deterioration of gasoline vehicle emissions and effectiveness of tune-up for high-polluted vehicles

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-53

  Chiang, Hung Lung ^a   Tsai, Jiun Horng ^b   Yao, Yung Chen ^b   Ho, Wen Yuan ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Criteria pollutant; Dynamometer test; Emission factors; High emitter; Passenger car

Indexed keywords

DYNAMOMETERS; EMISSION CONTROL; PASSENGER CARS; POLLUTION DETECTION;

CRITERIA POLLUTANT; EMISSION FACTORS;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AUTOMOBILE; TESTING METHOD; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

EID: 36549063825     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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