Assessing the co-benefits of greenhouse gas reduction: Health benefits of particulate matter related inspection and maintenance programs in Bangkok, Thailand

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1774-1785

  Li, Ying ^a   Crawford Brown, Douglas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambient particulate matter; Bangkok; Health benefits; Inspection and maintenance programs; Motor vehicles

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT PARTICULATE MATTER; BANGKOK; HEALTH BENEFITS; INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS; MOTOR VEHICLES;

BICYCLES; CIVIL ENGINEERING; FLEET OPERATIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEALTH; INSPECTION; MAINTENANCE; MOTORCYCLES; POLLUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEHICLES;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; METROPOLITAN AREA; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLLUTION POLICY; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EXHAUST GAS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); INFANT MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THAILAND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; THAILAND; UNCERTAINTY; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON; THAILAND;

EID: 79952618817     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.01.051     Document Type: Article

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