Biological toxicities of emissions from an unmodified engine fueled with diesel and biodiesel blend

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1735-1743

  Liu, Yu Yin ^a   Lin, Ta Chang ^a   Wang, Ying Jan ^a   Ho, Wei Lun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Microtox test; MTT assay; Particulates; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIODIESEL; BLENDING; ESTERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TESTING; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIODIESEL BLENDS; BIOLOGICAL TOXICITIES; CONSTANT OUTPUT POWERS; DIESEL PARTICULATES; MICROTOX; MICROTOX TEST; MTT ASSAY; MTT ASSAYS; PALM OIL METHYL ESTERS; PARTICULATES; SOLUBLE ORGANIC FRACTIONS; TOXICITY UNITS; VOLATILE PRODUCTS;

TOXICITY;

BIODIESEL FUEL; DIESEL FUEL; ESTER DERIVATIVE; FUEL; PALM OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; DIESEL ENGINE; EXHAUST GAS; MICROTOX TEST; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; TOXICITY;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBON MONOXIDE; CELL LINE; GASOLINE; HUMANS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLE SIZE; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 55749101922     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520802330438     Document Type: Article

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