Population exposure and mortality due to regional background PM in Europe - Long-term simulations of source region and shipping contributions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 22-23, 2009, Pages 3614-3620

  Andersson, Camilla ^a,b   Bergström, Robert ^b,c   Johansson, Christer ^a,d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d Environment and Health Administration   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dispersion modelling; Emissions; Health effects; Long range transport; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION MODELLING; EMISSIONS; HEALTH EFFECTS; LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; PULSE MODULATION; PULSE POSITION MODULATION; RISK PERCEPTION;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EXHAUST EMISSION; HEALTH IMPACT; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MODELING; MORTALITY RISK; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SHIPPING;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIPPING; SIMULATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 67649249764     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.03.040     Document Type: Article

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