Evaluation of the impact of transportation changes on air quality

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 114, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-31

  Titos, G ^a   Lyamani, H ^a   Drinovec, L ^b   Olmo, F J ^a   Mocnik G ^b   Alados Arboledas, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Aerosol doo   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Aethalometer; Air quality; Black carbon; Traffic pollution; Urban

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BUS TRANSPORTATION; CARBON; POLLUTION;

AETHALOMETER; AIR POLLUTANTS; BLACK CARBON; BUS FLEETS; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; SLOVENIA; TRAFFIC POLLUTION; URBAN;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

BLACK CARBON;

AIR QUALITY; AIR TRANSPORTATION; BLACK CARBON; EUROPEAN UNION; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CITY; DIESEL ENGINE; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC NOISE;

GRANADA [NICARAGUA]; LJUBLJANA; NICARAGUA; SLOVENIA;

EID: 84929493028     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.05.027     Document Type: Article

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