The effects of congestions tax on air quality and health

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 31, 2009, Pages 4843-4854

  Johansson, Christer ^a,b   Burman, Lars ^b   Forsberg, Bertil ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Stockholm Environment and Health Administration   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exposure; NOx; PM10; Premature mortality; Road traffic; Stockholm

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; EMISSION CONTROL; NITROGEN OXIDES; RISK PERCEPTION; ROADS AND STREETS; TRANSPORTATION CHARGES;

EXPOSURE; PM10; PREMATURE MORTALITY; ROAD TRAFFIC; STOCKHOLM;

TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

NITROGEN OXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; EMISSION CONTROL; MORTALITY RISK; NITROUS OXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; METEOROLOGY; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAX;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 69549085180     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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