Air pollution and road traffic in Kuwait

Advances in Transport

Volumn 16, Issue , 2004, Pages 741-750

  Al Bassam, E ^a   Khan, A ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Ambient air quality; Fuel consumption; Kuwait; Road transport; Urban growth

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY (EPA); KUWAIT; ROAD TRANSPORT; URBAN GROWTH;

AIR QUALITY; AUTOMOBILES; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISKS; LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES;

AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 4644353356     PISSN: 1462608X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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