A review of fundamental drivers governing the emissions, dispersion and exposure to vehicle-emitted nanoparticles at signalised traffic intersections

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages 316-331

  Goel, Anju ^a   Kumar, Prashant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airborne nanoparticles; Exposure assessment; Number size distribution; Particle dynamic; Traffic intersections

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DISPERSIONS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; ROADSIDES; TRAFFIC CONTROL; POLLUTION CONTROL;

AIRBORNE NANOPARTICLES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; NUMBER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE DYNAMICS; TRAFFIC INTERSECTIONS;

NANOPARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEHICLE EMITTED NANOPARTICLE;

CARBON EMISSION; DISPERSION; FLOW MODELING; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE MOTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION INVENTORY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISPERSION; EXHAUST GAS; EXPOSURE; KNOWLEDGE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; WIND; ACCELERATION; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; VELOCITY;

EID: 84906239082     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.08.037     Document Type: Review

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