Evaluation of street sweeping and washing to reduce ambient PM10

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 431-438

  Chou, Chih Mei ^a   Chang, Yu Min ^a   Lin, Wen Yinn ^a   Tseng, Chao Heng ^a   Chen, Luke ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fugitive dust; PM10; Reduction efficiency; Street sweeping

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DUST; REDUCTION; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

FUGITIVE DUST; REDUCTION EFFICIENCY; STREET SWEEPING;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; ESTIMATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; ROAD; SILT;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC; VACUUM;

EID: 38649122696     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2007.016507     Document Type: Article

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