Physical and Chemical Characterization of Real-World Particle Number and Mass Emissions from City Buses in Finland

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 294-304

  Pirjola, Liisa ^a,b   Dittrich, Aleš ^c   Niemi, Jarkko V ^b,d   Saarikoski, Sanna ^e   Timonen, Hilkka ^e   Kuuluvainen, Heino ^f   Järvinen, Anssi ^f   Kousa, Anu ^d   Rönkkö, Topi ^f   Hillamo, Risto ^e  

^a HELSINKI METROPOLIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c KVM Katedra Vozidel A Motor   (Czech Republic)

^d Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority HSY   (Finland)

^e FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUS TERMINALS; CARBON; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; ETHANOL; FUELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; TRANSPORTATION;

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; COMPRESSED NATURAL GASSES (CNG); EMISSION FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VEHICLES; EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT; EXHAUST EMISSION; OPERATING CONDITION; PARTICLE NUMBERS;

BUSES;

ALCOHOL; BLACK CARBON; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDE; AIR POLLUTANT; EXHAUST GAS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CARBON EMISSION; DIESEL; ETHANOL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; DOMESTIC WASTE; EXHAUST GAS; FINLAND; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; STEADY STATE; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOTOR VEHICLE;

FINLAND; HELSINKI; VARSINAIS-SUOMI;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; FINLAND; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOTOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84953432299     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04105     Document Type: Article

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