Airborne concentrations of PM2.5 and diesel exhaust particles on Harlem sidewalks: A community-based pilot study

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 213-218

  Kinney, Patrick L ^a   Aggarwal, Maneesha ^a   Northridge, Mary E ^a,b   Janssen, Nicole A H ^c   Shepard, Peggy ^d  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Harlem Ctr Hlth Prom Dis Prev   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d W Harlem Environmental Action Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diesel exhaust; Harlem; Outdoor air pollution; PM2.5; Urban

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034115947     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.00108213     Document Type: Article

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