Effects of travel mode on exposures to particulate air pollution

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-22

  Briggs, David J ^a   de Hoogh, Kees ^a   Morris, Chloe ^a   Gulliver, John ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Exposure; In vehicle; Particulars; Road traffic; Walking

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GROUND VEHICLES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VENTILATION;

FILTRATION SYSTEM; MODAL SHIFT; ROAD TRAFFIC; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE NUMBER DENSITY;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; VENTILATION; WALKING;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEDESTRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; TRAVEL; WALKING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36849095067     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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