Emission factors of fine particles, carbonaceous aerosols and traces gases from road vehicles: Recent tests in an urban tunnel in the Pearl River Delta, China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 122, Issue , 2015, Pages 876-884

  Zhang, Yanli ^a   Wang, Xinming ^a   Li, Guanghui ^a,b   Yang, Weiqiang ^a,b   Huang, Zhonghui ^a,b   Zhang, Zhou ^a,b   Huang, Xinyu ^a,b   Deng, Wei ^a,b   Liu, Tengyu ^a,b   Huang, Zuzhao ^c   Zhang, Zhanyi ^d  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Guangzhou Environmental Monitoring Center   (China)

^d Guangzhou Research Institute of Environmental Protection   (China)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous aerosols; Emission factors (EFs); Fine particles; Motor vehicles; Trace gases; Tunnel study

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES; GASES; IONIZATION OF GASES; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ORGANIC CARBON; RIVER POLLUTION; ROADS AND STREETS; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; EMISSION FACTORS; FINE PARTICLES; MOTOR VEHICLE; TRACE-GASES;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; GASOLINE; ORGANIC CARBON; OZONE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; ANEMOMETER; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE; EDDY COVARIANCE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANIC CARBON; TRACE GAS; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TUNNEL; URBAN AREA;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ANEMOMETER; ARTICLE; CHINA; EDDY COVARIANCE; EXHAUST GAS; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WIND;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84951905407     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.08.024     Document Type: Article

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