The impact of a forced reduction in traffic volumes on urban air pollution

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 428-440

  Yuval, ^a   Flicstein, Bernanda ^b   Broday, David M ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Haifa Bay Environmental Protection Agency   (Israel)

Author keywords

Air pollution management; Haifa Bay area; NOx; PM; Traffic induced air pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AIR POLLUTION MANAGEMENT; HAIFA BAY AREA; HUMAN ACTIVITY; TRAFFIC INDUCED AIR POLLUTION; TRAFFIC VOLUMES;

GAS EMISSIONS;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION CONTROL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OZONE; POLLUTION CONTROL; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CITY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; ISRAEL; METEOROLOGY; OIL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUMMER; TRAFFIC;

ASIA; EURASIA; HAIFA [ISRAEL]; HAIFA BAY; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 38049049724     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.09.066     Document Type: Article

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