Comparative study of regulated and unregulated air pollutant emissions before and after conversion of automobiles from gasoline power to liquefied petroleum gas/gasoline dual-fuel retrofits

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 8471-8476

  Yang, Hsi Hsien ^a   Chien, Shu Mei ^b   Cheng, Man Ting ^b   Peng, Chiung Yu ^c  

^a CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; GASOLINE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

EMISSION FACTORS; LUBRICANT OIL;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

BENZENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ETHYLBENZENE; GASOLINE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; LUBRICATING AGENT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

COMPUTATION THEORY; GASOLINE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILE; BTEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMISSION CONTROL; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CAR; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CARCINOGENICITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICULATE MATTER; STUDENT T TEST;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AUTOMOBILES; GASOLINE;

EID: 37249042250     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0706495     Document Type: Article

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