Determinants of exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) for waiting passengers at bus stops

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 39, 2010, Pages 5174-5182

  Hess, Daniel Baldwin ^a   Ray, Paul David ^a   Stinson, Anne E ^b   Park, JiYoung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Bergmann Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Built environment; Bus shelters; Exposure; Particulate matter; Pollution; Second hand smoke

Indexed keywords

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; BUS SHELTERS; EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SECOND-HAND SMOKE;

AIR QUALITY; BUS TERMINALS; POLLUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOBACCO;

BUSES;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUS TRANSPORT; LAND USE; OPEN SPACE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SMOKING;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BUFFALO; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049303549     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.08.046     Document Type: Article

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