A personal exposure study employing scripted activities and paths in conjunction with atmospheric releases of perfluorocarbon tracers in Manhattan, New York

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 409-425

  Lioy, Paul J ^a,e   Vallero, Daniel ^b   Foley, Gary ^b   Georgopoulos, Panos ^a   Heiser, John ^c   Watson, Tom ^c   Reynolds, Michael ^c   Daloia, James ^d   Tong, Sai ^a   Isukapalli, Sastry ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Urban Watershed Management Research Edison   (United States)

^e EOHSI   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency responders; Emission sources and urban populations; Neighborhood activities; Perfluorocarbon tracers; Personal exposure

Indexed keywords

PERFLUORO COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; RATING SCALE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUOROCARBONS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 34547740175     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500567     Document Type: Article

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