Numerous reports have shown that fine particulates threaten human health. Since their health impact is associated with both mass and number concentrations, it is necessary to evaluate the emission standards for particulate mass accordingly. This study examined the particulate matter...

We analyzed data addressing people's perceptions of the importance of selection criteria for vehicle-related emissions control policies and measures based on a three-round survey organized during three professional air quality control international conferences in 2006 through 2010 based on the Delph...

We evaluated the effects of the intervention on various stages in the full-chain model, that is, pressure (number and age distribution of cars), emissions, PM(10) and NO(2) concentrations, population exposure and years of life gained (YLG). The impact was evaluated according to a small-area indicato...

In this paper, the problem of the atmospheric pollution due to the traffic emission from a large freeway is faced. To this aim, numerical simulations were performed and compared with measured data in a real case. The Lagrangian particle model includes a simple chemical scheme for the reactions betwee...

Zeolite–based catalysts are used commonly to control NOx emissions in selective catalytic reduction applications in lean combustion gasoline engines. In this study, a catalyst was prepared by ion–exchange of vanadium promoted using microwave irradiation, over the clinoptilolite type of natural ze...

This paper intends to show the influence of street geometry in particle concentration emitted from traffic source, on a busy street of Barreiro City, Portugal. FLUENT software was used to simulate particle dispersion, air flow and turbulence in the street. Buildings and road characteristics were cons...

This study explores for the first time, the applicability of the Danish Operational Street Pollution Model (OSPM) in the city of Buenos Aires where street canyons are very irregular. The model is applied in an irregular and asymmetric street canyon of a five–lane avenue near a street intersection....

This study relates NOx concentrations and wind (speed and direction) measured inside an asymmetric street canyon, with ambient wind. The monitoring site is located near a street intersection. The wind measured at the domestic airport located in the city, near the coast, has been considered as ambient...

In the framework of the Interreg–IV 'PM–Lab' project a local–scale exercise was set up to evaluate air pollution in terms of particulate matter (PM) within the centre of Liège, Belgium (pop. 190,000). Sixteen sites distributed on a boulevard and its side streets were selected to determine the...

The performance, emission and the combustion characteristics of a diesel engine using water–diesel emulsion and alumina nanoparticles blended water–diesel emulsion fuels are investigated experimentally. The experiments are conducted in an experimental set–up consisting of a single cylinder CI e...