A national day with near zero emissions and its effect on primary and secondary pollutants

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 202-212

  Levy, Ilan ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Alternative fuel vehicle; Day of Atonement; Emissions reduction policy; Ozone; Secondary air pollution

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES; ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; DAY OF ATONEMENT; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; INTERVENTION MEASURES; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; SECONDARY AIR; TRAFFIC-RELATED AIR POLLUTION;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; EMISSION CONTROL; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; OZONE; URBAN GROWTH;

AIR POLLUTION;

FOSSIL FUEL; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE;

ABATEMENT COST; ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; HEALTH RISK; JUDAISM; NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION POLICY; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN SITE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

ISRAEL;

EID: 84878703935     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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