Influential parameters on particle exposure of pedestrians in urban microenvironments

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1434-1443

  Buonanno, G ^a   Fuoco, F C ^a   Stabile, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fast mobility particle sizer; Pedestrian exposure; Street canyon; Ultrafine particles; Urban exposure

Indexed keywords

FAST MOBILITY; PEDESTRIAN EXPOSURE; STREET CANYON; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; URBAN EXPOSURE;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; TRANSPORTATION; WIND EFFECTS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MOBILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PEDESTRIAN; STREET CANYON; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION MODE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN SITE; VENTILATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; ITALY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79251630566     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.12.015     Document Type: Article

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