Size distribution of vehicle emitted primary particles measured in a traffic tunnel

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 191, Issue , 2018, Pages 9-18

  Li, Xiang ^a,b,g   Dallmann, Timothy R ^a,b,h   May, Andrew A ^c   Stanier, Charles O ^d   Grieshop, Andrew P ^e   Lipsky, Eric M ^a,b,f   Robinson, Allen L ^a,b   Presto, Albert A ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The Ohio State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e North Carolina State University   (United States)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^h International Council on Clean Transportation Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Diesel; Emissions; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES; FLEET OPERATIONS; GASOLINE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VEHICLES;

DIESEL; NANOPARTICLE AGGREGATE; NUMBER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PRIMARY PARTICLES; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER; SIZE-RESOLVED PARTICLES; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; VOLATILE COMPONENTS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

DIESEL FUEL; GASOLINE; NANOPARTICLE; VOLATILE AGENT;

AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIESEL ENGINE; MOBILITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXHAUST GAS; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; WINTER;

PENNSYLVANIA; PITTSBURGH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85050981189     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.07.052     Document Type: Article

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