Experimental and statistical analyses to characterize in-vehicle fine particulate matter behavior inside public transit buses operating on B20-grade biodiesel fuel

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 34, 2010, Pages 4209-4218

  Vijayan, Abhilash ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a  

^a The University of Toledo   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative fuels; In vehicle air quality; Particulate matter; PM1.0 concentrations; Public transit buses

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BIO-DIESEL FUEL; BUS ROUTE; COARSE PARTICLES; CONCENTRATION TRENDS; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; FINER PARTICLES; FUEL TYPES; IN-VEHICLE; MASS CONCENTRATION; METEOROLOGICAL VARIATION; OPERATING PERIODS; OPERATION STATUS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM1.0 CONCENTRATIONS; PUBLIC TRANSIT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODELS; TIME OF DAY; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS; VEHICLE IDLING; VEHICLE OPERATIONS;

AIR QUALITY; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIODIESEL; BUS TRANSPORTATION; BUSES; DOORS; FLEET OPERATIONS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); STATISTICAL METHODS; SYNTHETIC FUELS; VEHICLES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

BIODIESEL;

AERODYNAMICS; AIR QUALITY; ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUS TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIESEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

OHIO; TOLEDO [OHIO]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956968190     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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