Abstract:<p>Diesel emissions are ubiquitous around the world and adversely impacts human and environmental health. One of the primary pollutants of concern from diesel combustion are the solid particles formed as a byproduct of the combustion diesel fuel, known as diesel particulate matter. In regions where there is significant transport of goods, such as port cities, emissions from trucks, ships and trains can raise ambient levels of diesel particulate matter above health standards. We studied diesel emi… Show more
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