On-road ammonia emissions characterized by mobile, open-path measurements

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 3943-3950

  Sun, Kang ^a,b   Tao, Lei ^a,b   Miller, David J ^a,b   Khan, M Amir ^a,b   Zondlo, Mark A ^a,b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b Center for Mid Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; MEASUREMENTS; MOBILE PHONES;

AMMONIA EMISSIONS; ATMOSPHERIC FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; DRIVING CONDITIONS; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; ON-ROAD EMISSIONS; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; SKEWED DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL EMISSIONS;

ROADS AND STREETS;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GLOBAL CHANGE; MOTORWAY; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ARTICLE; EXHAUST GAS;

CALIFORNIA; NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; LOS ANGELES; NEW JERSEY; TIME FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84897498677     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4047704     Document Type: Article

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