Assessment of the current knowledge regarding health effects of airborne particles;Bewertung des aktuellen wissenschaftlichen kenntnisstandes zur gesundheitlichen wirkung von partikeln in der luft

Umweltmedizin in Forschung und Praxis

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 257-278

  Kappos, Andreas ^a   Bruckmann, Peter ^b   Eikmann, Thomas ^c   Englert, Norbert ^d   Heinrich, Uwe ^e   Höppe, Peter ^f   Koch, Eckehard ^g   Metz, Norbert ^h   Rauchfuss, K ^b   Rombout, Peter ⁱ   Schabronath, Joachim ^j   Schulz Klemp, Verena ^k   Spallek, Michael F ^l   Wichmann, H Erich ^m   Kreyling, Wolfgang G ^m   Krause, Georg H M ^b  

^a Behorde fur Umwelt und Gesundheit   (Germany)

^b Landesumweltamt NRW   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^e FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR TOXICOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^g Ministerium fur Umwelt und Naturschutz   (Germany)

^h BMW AG   (Germany)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^j RAG Mining Solutions GmbH   (Germany)

^k Verein Deutscher Eisenhuttenleute   (Germany)

^l VOLKSWAGEN AG   (Germany)

^m INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Air pollution; Health effects; Limit values; Particulate matter; Ultra fine particles

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EUROPEAN UNION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW;

EID: 0242391060     PISSN: 14308681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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