Does exposure to air pollution in urban parks have socioeconomic, racial or ethnic gradients?

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 319-328

  Su, Jason G ^a   Jerrett, Michael ^a   de Nazelle, Audrey ^b   Wolch, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air pollution exposure; Environmental justice; Inhalation doses; Los Angeles; Public parks

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

ADOLESCENCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH RISK; METROPOLITAN AREA; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SPACE; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; INHALATION; NATIONAL PARK; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952900027     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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