Outdoor NO2 and benzene exposure in the INMA (Environment and Childhood) Asturias cohort (Spain)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 29, 2011, Pages 5240-5246

  Fernández Somoano, Ana ^a,b   Estarlich, Marisa ^a,c   Ballester, Ferran ^a,c,d   Fernández Patier, Rosalía ^e   Aguirre Alfaro, Amelia ^e   Herce Garraleta, Ma Dolores ^e   Tardón, Adonina ^a,b  

^a CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c Centre for Public Health Research CSISP   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^e Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Benzene; Nitrogen dioxide; Personal exposure; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURES; AIR QUALITY NETWORKS; BENZENE CONCENTRATION; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE LEVEL; HEALTH EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION; LIMIT VALUES; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PEARSON CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; POLLUTION LEVEL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; REGRESSION MODEL; RURAL LOCATIONS; SAMPLING POINTS; SEASONALITY; TRAFFIC POLLUTION; URBAN LOCATIONS; URBAN ZONES;

AIR QUALITY; CORRELATION METHODS; LAND USE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OBSTETRICS; POLLUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BENZENE;

BENZENE; NITRIC OXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; AUTOCORRELATION; BENZENE; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LAND USE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WOMENS HEALTH;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SPAIN;

ASTURIAS; SPAIN;

EID: 79960845212     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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