Emissions of air pollutants from road transport in Lebanon and other countries in the Middle East region

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 61, Issue , 2012, Pages 446-452

  Waked, Antoine ^a,b   Afif, Charbel ^b  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Beirut; Emission inventory; Lebanon; Monthly variation; Road transport

Indexed keywords

BEIRUT; EMISSION INVENTORIES; LEBANON; MONTHLY VARIATION; ROAD TRANSPORTS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; NITROGEN OXIDES;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; EMISSION INVENTORY; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLIMATE; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; SUMMER; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WINTER;

MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 84865066961     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.07.064     Document Type: Article

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