Chemical characterization of emissions from modern two-stroke mopeds complying with legislative regulation in Europe (EURO-2)

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 505-512

  Adam, T ^a   Farfaletti, A ^a   Montero, L ^a   Martini, G ^a   Manfredi, U ^a   Larsen, B ^a   De Santi, G ^a   Krasenbrink, A ^a   Astorga, C ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; DIRECT INJECTION; DIRECT INJECTION ENGINES; DRIVING CYCLE; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION STANDARD; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TEST CYCLES; TEST PROTOCOLS; TOTAL HYDROCARBONS; VOLATILE HYDROCARBONS;

BICYCLES; DIESEL ENGINES; EXHAUST GASES; HYDROCARBONS; MOTORCYCLES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; HYDROCARBON; NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CARBONYL COMPOUND; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EUROPE; EXHAUST GAS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LAW; MOTORCYCLE; PARTICLE SIZE;

EUROPE; MOTOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 75349108443     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9021969     Document Type: Article

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