Emission factors for heavy metals from diesel and petrol used in European vehicles

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 61, Issue , 2012, Pages 641-651

  Pulles, Tinus ^a   Denier van der Gon, Hugo ^a   Appelman, Wilfred ^a   Verheul, Marc ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Emission factors; Heavy metals; Road transport; Vehicle exhaust

Indexed keywords

ALL METAL; AMBIENT AIR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEFAULT EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION FACTORS; EXHAUST EMISSION; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; FUEL COMBUSTION; GAS STATIONS; HEAVY METAL EMISSIONS; HIGH QUALITY DATA; HIGH VARIABILITY; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; LUBRICANT OIL; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; NATIONAL EMISSION INVENTORIES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; ROAD TRANSPORTS; ROAD VEHICLES; SURVEY DATA; TOXIC POLLUTANTS; TRANSPORT FUEL; VEHICLE EXHAUSTS;

AIR POLLUTION; CHROMIUM; COMBUSTION; DIESEL FUELS; ESTIMATION; FUELS; GASOLINE; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; LUBRICATING OILS; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; ROADS AND STREETS;

VEHICLES;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DIESEL FUEL; GASOLINE; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; LUBRICATING AGENT; MERCURY; NICKEL; SELENIUM; ZINC;

AMBIENT AIR; ARSENIC; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COMBUSTION; COPPER; DIESEL; EMISSION INVENTORY; PERSISTENCE; PETROLEUM; ROAD TRANSPORT; TOXIC MATERIAL; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; EUROPE; EXHAUST GAS; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EUROPE;

EID: 84865827576     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.07.022     Document Type: Article

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