Air quality improvements following implementation of Lisbon's Low Emission Zone

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 122, Issue , 2015, Pages 373-381

  Ferreira, F ^a   Gomes, P ^a   Tente, H ^a   Carvalho, A C ^a   Pereira, P ^a   Monjardino, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Air quality; Emission standards; Environmental policy; Low emission zone; NO2; PM10

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLEET OPERATIONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REDUCTION; ROADS AND STREETS; STANDARDS; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; ANNUAL AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; EMISSION STANDARD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LOW EMISSION ZONES; NATIONAL LEGISLATION; QUALITY ACTION PLANS; STRINGENT REQUIREMENT;

AIR QUALITY;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ACTION PLAN; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROAD TRAFFIC; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMANY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANK SUM TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

BERLIN; ENGLAND; GERMANY; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; LONDON [ENGLAND]; PORTUGAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84943750742     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.09.064     Document Type: Article

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