Characterising exposure to PM aerosols for an epidemiological study

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1552-1568

  Viana, M ^a   Querol, X ^a   Alastuey, A ^a   Ballester, F ^b,c   Llop, S ^b,c   Esplugues, A ^b,c   Fernandez Patier R ^d   Garcia dos Santos S ^d   Herce, M D ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b Generalitat Valenciana   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosols; Exposure; PAHs; PM10; PM2.5 speciation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

HUMAN HEALTH; RURAL ENVIRONMENTS; VEHICULAR EMISSIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TRACE ELEMENT;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; PAH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SPAIN; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA;

COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 39149115999     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.10.087     Document Type: Article

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