Daily exposure to air pollutants in indoor, outdoor and in-vehicle micro-environments: A pilot study in Delhi

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-46

  Saksena, Sumeet ^a   Prasad, Raj Kumar ^b   Shankar, V Ravi ^c  

^a EAST WEST CENTER   (United States)

^b Asian Paints   (India)

^c ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

Daily integrated exposure; In vehicle exposure; Indoor air quality; Schools; Time budget; Two wheelers

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COOKING; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KITCHEN; MALE; MICROENVIRONMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33846552318     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X06074715     Document Type: Article

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