The effect of temperature and humidity on size segregated traffic exhaust particle emissions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2369-2382

  Jamriska, Milan ^a   Morawska, Lidia ^a   Mergersen, Kerrie ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airborne particles; Coagulation and condensation growth; Exhaust emissions; Humidity; Particle nucleation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COAGULATION; CONDENSATION REACTIONS; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIRBORNE PARTICLES; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY; CONDENSATION GROWTH; PARTICLE NUCLEATION;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AEROSOL FORMATION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HUMIDITY; HYGROSCOPICITY; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; ROAD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXHAUST GAS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FLOW RATE; HUMIDITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TRAFFIC;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 40049102017     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.12.038     Document Type: Article

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