Concentrations of ammonia and nitrogen dioxide at roadside verges, and their contribution to nitrogen deposition

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 469-478

  Cape, J N ^a   Tang, Y S ^a   Van Dijk, N ^a   Love, L ^a   Sutton, M A ^a   Palmer, S C F ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Dry deposition; Eutrophication; Nitrogen dioxide; Nitrous acid; Passive diffusion tube; Vehicle emissions

Indexed keywords

BIMONTHLY INTEGRATED MEASUREMENT; ROAD TRAFFIC DENSITY;

CATALYSTS; DEPOSITION; FUELS; NITROGEN OXIDES;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROUS ACID;

AMMONIA; EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VEGETATION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; DENSITY; DIFFUSION; DRY DEPOSITION; EUTROPHICATION; EXHAUST GAS; FIELD EMISSION; MEASUREMENT; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; UNITED KINGDOM; VELOCITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AMMONIA; EUTROPHICATION; MOTOR VEHICLES; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROUS ACID; SCOTLAND; SEASONS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 4344576013     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2004.05.009     Document Type: Article

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