Subway platform air quality.Assessing the influences of tunnel ventilation, train piston effect and station design

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 461-468

  Moreno, T ^a   Perez N ^a   Reche, C ^a   Martins, V ^a   de Miguel, E ^b   Capdevila, M ^b   Centelles, S ^b   Minguillon M C ^a   Amato, F ^a   Alastuey, A ^a   Querol, X ^a   Gibbons, W ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB)   (Spain)

^c WPS ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Barcelona; CO; Piston effect; PM; Rail subway

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COBALT; PROMETHIUM; RAILROAD STATIONS; SUBWAYS; TUNNELS; VENTILATION;

AIR QUALITY MONITORING; BARCELONA; CO CONCENTRATIONS; LATERAL VARIATIONS; PISTON EFFECT; SINGLE-TRACK TUNNEL; TUNNEL VENTILATION; TUNNEL VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

RAILROAD TUNNELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY;

EID: 84899970757     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.04.043     Document Type: Article

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