Pollutant emissions from passenger cars in traffic congestion situation in the State of Kuwait: Options and challenges

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 619-624

  Elmi, A ^a   Al Rifai, N ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Exhausts emissions; Idle mode; Pollutant; Vehicle

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AUTOMOBILES; DETERIORATION; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; ROAD VEHICLES; VEHICLES;

AMBIENT AIR QUALITY; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; EXHAUSTS EMISSIONS; IDLE MODE; POLLUTANT; RAPID POPULATION GROWTH; VEHICLE EMISSION FACTORS; VEHICULAR EXHAUST EMISSIONS;

TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

EID: 84866034531     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-011-0421-x     Document Type: Article

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