BTEX pollution caused by motorcycles in the megacity of HoChiMinh

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 348-356

  Lan, Tran Thi Ngoc ^a   Minh, Pham Anh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Benzene; BTEX; HoChiMinh; Motorcycle exhaust

Indexed keywords

BENZENE CONCENTRATION; BTEX; HOCHIMINH; MEGACITIES; O-XYLENE; OZONE FORMATION POTENTIALS; TRAFFIC COUNTS; URBAN AREAS;

AIR POLLUTION; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; MOTORCYCLES; TOLUENE;

XYLENE;

BENZENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BTEX; CYCLE TRANSPORT; EXHAUST EMISSION; MEGACITY;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; MOTORCYCLE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MOTORCYCLES; TOLUENE; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; XYLENES;

HO CHI MINH CITY; VIET NAM;

EID: 84873532775     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(12)60045-X     Document Type: Article

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