A proper choice of route significantly reduces air pollution exposure - A study on bicycle and bus trips in urban streets

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 389, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-70

  Hertel, Ole ^a   Hvidberg, Martin ^a   Ketzel, Matthias ^a   Storm, Lars ^a   Stausgaard, Lizzi ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Air pollution modeling; Choice of route; Human exposure; Mode of transport; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; BUSES; IMPURITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CHOICE OF ROUTE; HUMAN EXPOSURE; MODE OF TRANSPORT; URBAN ENVIRONMENT;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUS TRANSPORT; CARBON MONOXIDE; CYCLE TRANSPORT; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA; WORKPLACE;

BICYCLING; CITIES; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MAPS AS TOPIC; MOTOR VEHICLES; TIME FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 36148946035     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.08.058     Document Type: Article

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