Association of fine particulate matter from different sources with daily mortality in six U.S. cities

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 941-947

  Laden, Francine ^a,d   Neas, Lucas M ^b   Dockery, Douglas W ^a,c   Schwartz, Joel ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Coal combustion; Fine particles; Mobile sources; Mortality; PM2.5; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; LEAD; SELENIUM; SILICON;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COAL GASIFICATION; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WEATHER;

EID: 0033677395     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.00108941     Document Type: Article

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