A quantitative risk assessment method based on population and exposure distributions using australian air quality data

Environment International

Volumn 25, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 887-898

  Beer, Tom ^a,b,c   Ricci, Paolo F ^a,b,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON MONOXIDE; FUNCTIONS; HEALTH RISKS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POPULATION STATISTICS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

CONCENTRATION RESPONSE DISTRIBUTION; EXPOSURE RESPONSE FUNCTIONS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; HEALTH RISK; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033198401     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(99)00064-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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