Effect of Implementing Electronic Toll Collection in Reducing Highway Particulate Matter Pollution
Ming-Yeng Lin, Yu‐Cheng Chen, Dung‐Ying Lin, Bing‐Fang Hwang, Hui‐Tsung Hsu, Yu–Hsiang Cheng, Yu‐Ting Liu, Perng‐Jy Tsai
Abstract
and UFP together were reduced 49.3% after the implementation of the ETC. Accordingly, ETC not only helps alleviate traffic congestion but also reduces traffic emissions and lifetime cancer risk for people living or working near highways.
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TollParticulatesElectronic toll collectionEnvironmental scienceAir pollutionAir quality indexUltrafine particleParticle numberMass concentration (chemistry)PollutionEnvironmental engineeringMeteorologyEngineeringChemistryGeographyVolume (thermodynamics)PhysicsGeneticsPhysical chemistryQuantum mechanicsBiologyOrganic chemistryEcologyChemical engineeringAir Quality and Health ImpactsVehicle emissions and performanceAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting