In-Cabin commuter exposure to ultrafine particles on commuter roads in and around Hong Kong's Tseung Kwan O Tunnel

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 353-357

  Kaminsky, Jason A ^a   Gaskin, Emily A L M ^b   Matsuda, Masanori ^c   Miguel, Antonio H ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary   (American Samoa)

^c TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d California Air Resources Board   (United States)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; In cabin commuter exposure; Nano particles; Roadway measurements; Tseung Kwan O Tunnel; Ultrafme particles; Water based particle counter

Indexed keywords

HONG-KONG; IN-CABIN; PARTICLE COUNTERS; ROADWAY MEASUREMENTS; WATER BASED;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR CONDITIONING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILES; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; NANOPARTICLES; RADIATION COUNTERS; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS; WINDOWS;

WIND TUNNELS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMMUTING; CONTROL SYSTEM; FILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 73449137881     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2008.09.0041     Document Type: Article

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