Nanoparticle formation in the exhaust of vehicles running on ultra-low sulfur fuel

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 4729-4739

  Du, H ^a   Yu, F ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FILTER; HEALTH IMPACT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD (REGULATION); SULFUR; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 49749095681     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-4729-2008     Document Type: Article

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