Forecasting human exposure to atmospheric pollutants in Portugal - A modelling approach

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 36, 2009, Pages 5796-5806

  Borrego, C ^a   Sa E ^a   Monteiro, A ^a   Ferreira, J ^a   Miranda, A I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Air quality forecast modelling; Gaseous and particulate air pollutants; Human exposure modelling; Human health

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERNS; AIR CONCENTRATIONS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS; AIR QUALITY FORECASTING; AIR QUALITY FORECASTS; AIR QUALITY MODELLING SYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS; EMISSION REDUCTION; EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; EXPOSURE ESTIMATION; FORECASTING SYSTEM; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH POPULATION DENSITY; HUMAN EXPOSURES; HUMAN HEALTH; INDOOR CONCENTRATION; INDOOR/OUTDOOR; KEY FACTORS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONG-TERM EVALUATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; MICROENVIRONMENTS; MODEL RESULTS; ON TIME; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PORTUGAL; PORTUGUESE POPULATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIME SPENT;

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS EMISSIONS; HEALTH; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK PERCEPTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

HEALTH RISKS;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION CONTROL; ESTIMATION METHOD; FORECASTING METHOD; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MODELING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION POLICY;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORECASTING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MICROENVIRONMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70949087646     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.07.049     Document Type: Article

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