Modelling the size separated particulate matter (SSPM10) from vehicular exhaust at traffic intersections in Mumbai

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 98, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 23-40

  Gokhale, Sharad B ^a   Patil, R S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Cascade impactor; Line source modelling; Lognormal distribution; Size separated particulate matter; Statistical distribution modelling; Vehicular pollution

Indexed keywords

DATA COLLECTION; GENERAL FINITE LINE SOURCE MODEL (GFLSM); VEHICULAR EXHAUSTS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; EXHAUST GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EXHAUST EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ACCURACY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXHAUST GAS; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDICTION; PROCESS MODEL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SUSPENSION; TRAFFIC; UNCERTAINTY; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WIND;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 4344610257     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EMAS.0000038177.06404.ad     Document Type: Article

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