Spatial variability and population exposure to PM2.5 pollution from woodsmoke in a New South Wales country town

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 5464-5478

  Robinson, D L ^a   Monro, J M ^a   Campbell, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health costs; Mapping; PM10; PM2.5; Spatial variability; Wood smoke

Indexed keywords

HEALTH COSTS; PM10; PM2.5; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; WOOD SMOKE;

GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; MAPPING; NEPHELOMETERS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SCATTERING; SOLAR HEATING; SPATIAL VARIABLES CONTROL;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EQUIPMENT; GRAVIMETRY; HEALTH RISK; HEATING; MAPPING METHOD; MORTALITY RISK; PARTICLE SIZE; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SMOKE; SPATIAL VARIATION; WIND VELOCITY;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GRAVIMETRY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SMOKE; WINTER; WOOD;

ARMIDALE; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY;

EID: 34447260032     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.01.059     Document Type: Article

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