Climate and health relevant emissions from in-use indian three-wheelers fueled by natural gas and gasoline

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2406-2412

  Reynolds, Conor C O ^a   Grieshop, Andrew P ^a   Kandlikar, Milind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHASSIS DYNAMOMETERS; CLEAN FUEL; CNG ENGINE; COMPREHENSIVE MEASUREMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; DUAL-FUELS; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION TESTING; ENGINE TECHNOLOGY; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; POLICY INTERVENTION; SPARK IGNITION ENGINES; TEST VEHICLE;

AIR QUALITY; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; DYNAMOMETERS; ENERGY RESOURCES; FOG; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; GLOBAL WARMING; POLLUTION;

DUAL FUEL ENGINES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENGINE; FOSSIL FUEL; HEALTH IMPACT; NATURAL GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORT VEHICLE;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; GAS ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDIA; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOSSIL FUELS; GASOLINE; GLOBAL WARMING; HUMANS; INDIA; MOTOR VEHICLES; PARTICULATE MATTER; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

INDIA;

EID: 79953836135     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es102430p     Document Type: Article

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