Environmental Factors in Future Transport

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  • Margaret C. Bell
چکیده

the main cause for concern about global warming and climate change. Primary air pollutants include carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide, water vapour and un-burnt fuel, hydrocarbons, including volatile and non-volatile organic compounds, oxides of nitrogen, sulphur dioxide (traces), and particulate matter. Pollutants, such as small particles arise not only from the exhaust but also from the road-tyre interface and from the brakes, engine, bodywork and catalytic converters. Some pollutants, such as CO, are relatively stable; others are less so, including nitrous oxide, which, depending on the meteorological conditions, oxidises to nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) and reacts with other

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تاریخ انتشار 2006