Evolution of traffic flows and traffic-induced air pollution due to structural changes and development during 1993-2006 in Tartu (Estonia)

Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 206-212

  Orru, Hans ^a,c   Kaasik, Marko ^a   Antov, Dago ^b   Forsberg, Bertil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Emission coefficient; Exposure; Flow; Health; Modelling; Traffic

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149287893     PISSN: 1822427X     EISSN: 18224288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1822-427X.2008.3.206-212     Document Type: Article

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