Evaluating inter-continental transport of fine aerosols:(2) Global health impact

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 28, 2009, Pages 4339-4347

  Liu, Junfeng ^a   Mauzerall, Denise L ^a,b   Horowitz, Larry W ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Air pollution; Inter continental transport; PM2.5; Premature mortalities; Public health

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; ANNUAL MEAN; AUSTRALIA; BLACK CARBON; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DUST AEROSOLS; EAST ASIA; FINE AEROSOLS; GLOBAL HEALTH; GLOBAL IMPACTS; GLOBAL MODELING; INTER-CONTINENTAL TRANSPORT; MIDDLE EAST; MINERAL DUST; PM2.5; PREMATURE DEATH; PREMATURE MORTALITIES; PREMATURE MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CARBON BLACK; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DUST; HEALTH; MINING; ORGANIC CARBON; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

BLACK CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

AEROSOL; AFRICA; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; AUSTRALIA; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; MINERAL DUST; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SIMULATION; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651051858     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.05.032     Document Type: Article

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