Critical analysis of strategies for PM reduction in urban areas

UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series D: Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 175-186

  Ionescu, Gabriela ^a   Apostol, Tiberiu ^a   Rada, Elena Cristina ^b   Ragazzi, Marco ^b   Torretta, Vincenzo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Particulate matter; Strategies; Urban area

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STRATEGIES; URBAN AREAS;

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 84878423952     PISSN: 14542358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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