Atmospheric particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from road transport in southeast Brazil

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 483-490

  Allen, A G ^a   da Rocha, G O ^b   Cardoso, A A ^a   Paterlini, W C ^a   Machado, C M D ^a   de Andrade, J B ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Diesel; Ethanol; PM10; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Precipitation scavenging

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR ENGINES; AIR POLLUTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOFUELS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ETHANOL; HYDROCARBONS; IGNITION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); ROADS AND STREETS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE; ATMOSPHERIC POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; DIESEL; INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS; PRECIPITATION SCAVENGING; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFUEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHANOL; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 56349108547     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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