The effect of proximity to major roads on indoor air quality in typical Australian dwellings

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2252-2259

  Lawson, Sarah J ^a   Galbally, Ian E ^a   Powell, Jennifer C ^a   Keywood, Melita D ^a   Molloy, Suzie B ^a   Cheng, Min ^a   Selleck, Paul W ^a  

^a Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

BTEX; Indoor air; Nitrogen dioxide; PM2.5; Roads; Traffic

Indexed keywords

BTEX; INDOOR AIR; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PM2.5; ROADS; TRAFFIC;

AIR QUALITY; APARTMENT HOUSES; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; BUILDINGS; DISEASES; ETHYLBENZENE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; TOLUENE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; XYLENE;

ROADS AND STREETS;

NITROUS OXIDE; TOLUENE;

AIR QUALITY; ASTHMA; BTEX; CANCER; DATA SET; DUST; INDOOR AIR; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; ROAD; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTUMN; CANCER RISK; COOKING; EXHAUST GAS; GAS; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; TIME; TRAFFIC;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 79953037259     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.01.024     Document Type: Article

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