Traffic pollution inventories and modeling in metropolitan Dhaka, Bangladesh

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 291-312

  Karim, M M ^a  

^a 500 8384   (Japan)

Author keywords

Developing country; Dispersion model; Traffic pollution; Two stroke engine vehicles; Unleaded fuel

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; MODELING; UNLEADED FUEL;

EID: 85008862450     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-9209(99)00010-3     Document Type: Article

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