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Overloaded trucks cause more pollution, accidents [1]

Emission of nitrogen oxide jumps from 3.17 g/km to 119.2 g/km if the vehicle is loaded by 30 per cent, says a CRRI study

Publication Date: 
29/04/2014
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
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Delhi [3], Air Pollution [4], Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx) [5], Vehicular Pollution [6], Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) [7], Traffic Accidents [8]
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