An empirical model for estimating census unit population exposure in areas lacking air quality monitoring

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 200-210

  Kingham, Simon ^a   Fisher, Gavin ^b   Hales, Simon ^c   Wilson, Ionara ^a   Bartie, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Endpoint Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Empirical model; Exposure; Regression

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; METEOROLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION EXPOSURE; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CENSUSES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN POPULATION; WEATHER; WOOD;

EID: 39549114316     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500584     Document Type: Article

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