Quantification of in-vehicle gaseous contaminants of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide under varying climatic conditions

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 215-224

  Kadiyala, Akhil ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a  

^a The University of Toledo   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Biodiesel public transport buses; Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Indoor air quality; Regression tree analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; INDOOR AIR; POLLUTION MONITORING; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; VENTILATION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84874376468     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-011-0163-2     Document Type: Article

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