Near-road air quality monitoring: Factors affecting network design and interpretation of data

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Baldauf, R ^a,b   Watkins, N ^a   Heist, D ^a   Bailey, C ^a   Rowley, P ^a   Shores, R ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Health studies; Monitoring network design; Near road; Traffic emissions

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; DATA INTERPRETATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

EID: 61749092124     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-009-0028-0     Document Type: Review

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