Exposure to ultrafine and fine particles and noise during cycling and driving in 11 Dutch cities

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 27, 2009, Pages 4234-4242

  Boogaard, Hanna ^a   Borgman, Frank ^b   Kamminga, Jaap ^b   Hoek, Gerard ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Cyclists Union   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cycling; Driving; Fine particles; Noise; Ultrafine particles

Indexed keywords

CYCLING; DRIVING; FINE PARTICLES; NOISE; ULTRAFINE PARTICLES;

BICYCLES; MOTORCYCLES; PASSENGER CARS;

PERMANENT MAGNETS;

AIR SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GPS; HEALTH RISK; NOISE POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYCLING; DRIVER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; METEOROLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NOISE POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67651045790     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.05.035     Document Type: Article

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