Effects of wind on background particle concentrations at truck freight terminals

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-48

  Garcia, Ronald ^a   Hart, Jaime E ^b,e   Davis, Mary E ^c   Reaser, Paul ^a   Natkin, Jonathan ^a   Laden, Francine ^a   Garshick, Eric ^d   Smith, Thomas J ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^d VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Diesel emissions; Occupational exposures; Wind; Wind roses

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WEATHER; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WIND;

EID: 33845562242     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620601070302     Document Type: Article

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