Emissions variation in urban areas resulting from the introduction of natural gas vehicles: Application to Barcelona and Madrid Greater Areas (Spain)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3269-3281

  Gonçalves, María ^a   Jiménez Guerrero, Pedro ^b   Baldasano, José M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air quality management; Alternative fuels; Emissions; Natural gas vehicles; Urban pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT; AIR QUALITY MODELLING; BARCELONA; CONVENTIONAL FUELS; DECISION MAKERS; EMISSION ABATEMENTS; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION MODELS; EMISSION SCENARIOS; EMISSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS; EUROPEAN COMMISSIONS; GHG EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; LIGHT VEHICLES; NATURAL GAS VEHICLES; POLLUTANT EMISSIONS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; PRIMARY POLLUTANTS; ROAD TRAFFICS; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; URBAN AIR QUALITIES; URBAN AREAS; URBAN POLLUTION; URBAN ZONES; WORK FOCUS;

AIR QUALITY; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; AUTOMOBILES; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; NATURAL GAS; POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; VEHICLES;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

AIR QUALITY; EMISSION CONTROL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; NATURAL GAS; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOSSIL FUELS; MOTOR VEHICLES; SPAIN; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MADRID [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 62949086399     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.01.039     Document Type: Article

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