Atmospheric particulate matter and ozone under heat-wave conditions: Do they cause an increase of mortality in Croatia?

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 468-471

  Alebić Juretić, Ana ^a   Cvitaš, Tomislav ^b   Kezele, Nenad ^b   Klasinc, Leo ^b   Pehnec, Gordana ^c   Šorgo, Glenda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Croatia; Excess mortality; Heat wave; Ozone; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

CROATIA; EXCESS MORTALITY; HEAT WAVES;

AIR; OZONE;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CROATIA; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT WAVE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OZONE LAYER; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CROATIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INFRARED RAYS; MORTALITY; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 35248842636     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9235-2     Document Type: Article

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