Aircraft engine exhaust emissions and other airport-related contributions to ambient air pollution: A review

• Published in: Atmospheric environment (1994) Vol. 95; pp. 409 - 455
• Main Authors: Masiol, Mauro, Harrison, Roy M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Atmospheric pollution; Aviation; Emissions; Exact sciences and technology; LTO cycles; Oxides of nitrogen; Particulate matter; Pollution; Pollution sources. Measurement results; Review; Transports; Atmospheric pollution; Oxides of nitrogen; LTO cycles; Aviation; Particulate matter; Emissions; Aircraft take off; Review; Landing; Pollutant emission; Airplane; Air traffic; Airport; Atmospheric pollution forecasting; Air pollution

Civil aviation is fast-growing (about +5% every year), mainly driven by the developing economies and globalisation. Its impact on the environment is heavily debated, particularly in relation to climate forcing attributed to emissions at cruising altitudes and the noise and the deterioration of air q...