Nitrous oxide emissions from light duty vehicles

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2031-2044

  Graham, Lisa A ^a   Belisle, Sheri L ^a   Rieger, Paul ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Diesel; Gasoline; Light duty vehicles; Nitrous oxide emissions

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARDS; CANADA AND THE US; CHASSIS DYNAMOMETER TESTING; DIESEL; DIESEL VEHICLES; DISTANCE-BASED; DRIVING CONDITIONS; DRIVING CYCLES; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION RATES; EMISSION STANDARDS; EMISSIONS MEASUREMENTS; FUEL SULFURS; GASOLINE SULFURS; GASOLINE VEHICLES; LIGHT DUTIES; LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS; LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES; LOW-SULFUR DIESELS; LOW-SULFUR GASOLINES; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; NITROUS OXIDES; POLLUTANT EMISSIONS; TEST CYCLES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

ANESTHETICS; AUTOMOBILE TESTING; DYNAMOMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FLEET OPERATIONS; GASOLINE; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; STANDARDS; SULFUR; TESTING; VEHICLES;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILE; DIESEL ENGINE; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; NITROUS OXIDE; SULFUR COMPOUND; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

CALIFORNIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61649088085     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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