Influence of large changes in public transportation (Transantiago) on the black carbon pollution near streets

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 153-163

  Gramsch, E ^a   Le Nir, G ^b   Araya, M ^a   Rubio, M A ^a   Moreno, F ^a   Oyola, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b AIRPARIF   (France)

^c Mario Molina Center for Strategic Studies in Energy and Environment   (Chile)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Buses; Diesel; Public transportation; Santiago de Chile

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON; DIESEL; DIESEL VEHICLES; NUMBER OF VEHICLES; ORIGINAL SYSTEMS; PRIVATE VEHICLES; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; SANTIAGO DE CHILE; TRANSANTIAGO; TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; WILCOXON RANK-SUM TESTS;

POLLUTION; STATISTICAL TESTS; TRANSPORTATION;

BUSES;

CARBON;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIESEL ENGINE; POLLUTION EFFECT; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ARTICLE; CAR; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

CHILE; METROPOLITANA;

EID: 84869104407     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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