A tunnel study to estimate emission factors from mobile sources in Monterrey, Mexico

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1431-1442

  Mancilla, Yasmany ^a   Araizaga, Alejandro E ^a   Mendoza, Alberto ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FUEL ECONOMY; MOBILE POWER PLANTS; NITROGEN OXIDES; ROADS AND STREETS;

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSIONS INVENTORY; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; LOCAL INFORMATION; MOBILE SOURCE EMISSIONS; NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; ON-ROAD EMISSIONS;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN OXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; EXPERIMENT; GAS; MEXICO; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TUNNEL STUDY; VELOCITY; WIND;

EID: 84870937660     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2012.717902     Document Type: Article

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