Effects of physical activity on the deposition of traffic-related particles into the human lungs in silico

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 4511-4518

  Oravisjärvi, Kati ^a   Pietikäinen, Mari ^a   Ruuskanen, Juhani ^b   Rautio, Arja ^a   Voutilainen, Arto ^b   Keiski, Riitta L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bus emission; Compressed natural gas; Diesel; Human lung deposition model; Particulate matter; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT FEMALES; ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; DEPOSITED DOSE; DIESEL; DIESEL PARTICLES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HUMAN LUNG; IN-FIELD; IN-SILICO; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; PARTICLE EMISSIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXERCISE; POTENTIAL HEALTH; TRAFFIC-RELATED;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; ENERGY RESOURCES; HEALTH; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

DEPOSITION;

DIESEL FUEL;

AGE; BUS TRANSPORT; DIESEL; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH IMPACT; NATURAL GAS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SLEEP; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXERCISE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SCHOOL CHILD; SITTING; SLEEP; TIDAL VOLUME;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAS, NATURAL; GASOLINE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 80052529039     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.07.020     Document Type: Article

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