Compliance with the annual NO2 air quality standard in Athens. Required NOx levels and expected health implications

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 454-465

  Chaloulakou, A ^a   Mavroidis, I ^b   Gavriil, I ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air quality standard; Annual NO2 concentrations; Dose response; Health effects; NO:NO2 ratio; NOx reduction; Oxidant; Urban air pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; GAS EMISSIONS; HEALTH RISKS; PULMONARY DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; DOSE-RESPONSE; HEALTH EFFECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN AIR POLLUTION;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; MORTALITY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD (REFERENCE); URBAN AREA;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; GREECE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38049029136     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.09.067     Document Type: Article

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