Fine particulate matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Public health impact on populations in the Northeastern United States

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1140-1147

  Johnson, Philip R S ^a   Graham, John J ^a  

^a Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Air population; National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Northeastern United States; Particulate matter; Pm2.5; Populations; Public health; Sensitive; Susceptible

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; LAW; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEW ENGLAND; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 25844432953     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7822     Document Type: Review

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