Trends in the emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from light-duty gasoline vehicles tested on chassis dynamometers in Southern California

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 83, Issue , 2014, Pages 127-135

  Pang, Yanbo ^a   Fuentes, Mark ^a   Rieger, Paul ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Emission; Trend; Vehicle; VOC

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DYNAMOMETERS; EMISSION CONTROL; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; NEUTRON EMISSION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VEHICLES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHASSIS DYNAMOMETERS; EVAPORATIVE EMISSION; LIGHT DUTY GASOLINE VEHICLES; MOBILE SOURCE EMISSIONS; NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; TREND;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

1,2,4 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 1,3 BUTADIENE; ACETALDEHYDE; ACETYLENE; ALDEHYDE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE; BUTANE; ETHANE; ETHYLBENZENE; ETHYLENE; FORMALDEHYDE; GASOLINE; HEPTANE; HEXANE; HYDROCARBON; ISOBUTYLENE; ISOPENTANE; ISOPRENE; OCTANE; ORTHO XYLENE; PENTANE; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ALDEHYDE; BENZENE; CATALYST; METHANE; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORT VEHICLE; TUNNEL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DYNAMOMETER; EVAPORATION; EXHAUST GAS; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888396886     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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