Influence of vehicular traffic on urban air quality - A case study of Hyderabad, India

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 154-159

  Sharma, Anu Rani ^a   Kharol, Shailesh Kumar ^a   Badarinath, K V S ^a  

^a National Remote Sensing Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Ozone; Particulate matter; Urban environment; Vehicular traffic

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT VEHICULAR TRAFFIC; CARBON MONOXIDE; FOG; OZONE; TRUCKS; URBAN PLANNING;

BLACK CARBON; BLACK CARBON AEROSOL; HYDERABAD , INDIA; NATURAL LABORATORIES; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; URBAN AIR QUALITY; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

AIR QUALITY;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; HYDERABAD; INDIA;

EID: 77649181629     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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